How to merge/combine named selections in Mechanical using scripting?

Say we have 2 named selections (called say NS1 and NS2), how can we use scripting to merge them or combine them into one named selection?

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Erik Kostson

There are many ways of doing this (e.g., using the WS via Mech. Scripting).

Another possible solution is presented below:

model = ExtAPI.DataModel.Project.Model
analysis=model.Analyses[0]
ns1=ExtAPI.DataModel.GetObjectsByName("NS1")[0]
ns2=ExtAPI.DataModel.GetObjectsByName("NS2")[0]

nId1=ns1.Location.Ids
nId2=ns2.Location.Ids

nIdtot=[]

for nd1,nd2 in zip(nId1, nId2):
    nIdtot.append((nd1))
    nIdtot.append((nd2))

ns3=model.AddNamedSelection()
selection = ExtAPI.SelectionManager.CreateSelectionInfo(SelectionTypeEnum.GeometryEntities)
selection.Ids=nIdtot
ns3.Location=selection

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Erik Kostson

There are many ways of doing this (e.g., using the WS via Mech. Scripting).

Another possible solution is presented below:

model = ExtAPI.DataModel.Project.Model
analysis=model.Analyses[0]
ns1=ExtAPI.DataModel.GetObjectsByName("NS1")[0]
ns2=ExtAPI.DataModel.GetObjectsByName("NS2")[0]

nId1=ns1.Location.Ids
nId2=ns2.Location.Ids

nIdtot=[]

for nd1,nd2 in zip(nId1, nId2):
    nIdtot.append((nd1))
    nIdtot.append((nd2))

ns3=model.AddNamedSelection()
selection = ExtAPI.SelectionManager.CreateSelectionInfo(SelectionTypeEnum.GeometryEntities)
selection.Ids=nIdtot
ns3.Location=selection