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David_M1-Visitor
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November 16, 2011
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[Q] Methods of selecting

  • November 16, 2011
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All too often, Pro/E WF5 won't let me quickly select what I want. I can choose "geometry" and sometimes "surfaces" and "curves" but not "faces" or "edges", which I needs just as often. I'm forced to either cycle through all kinds of geometry or use the old "pick from list". I just want the very basic ability to filter sensible things, more specific than "geometry". Can anyone tell me if this is possible and how to do it if so?

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    s.iyer1-Visitor
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    November 17, 2011

    There is a video on "Selection" by Leo Greene. The below link might help.

    http://www.e-cognition.net/pages/SelectionTips.html

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    ptc-41577211-Visitor
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    November 17, 2011

    You can use the filter which is positioned at top right corner of Pro/E wf 5.0 and Creo Elelments/Pro 5.0

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    David_M1-VisitorAuthor
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    November 17, 2011

    Thanks for the video link, but it doesn't address my question, which is specifically a filter to distinguish between faces and edges.

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    BrianMartin13-Aquamarine
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    November 17, 2011

    Hi David...

    You're limited to using the smart filter or using some of the advanced selection techniques highlighted in the Leo Greene video. There is no way to set the filter to something "finer" than simply "geometry".

    If you need to reselect certain edges or surfaces often... or would find it helpful to gather them once and then "label" them for reuse later, you can try the Reference Feature option. This can be found under Insert>Datum>Reference

    You'll need to have the config.pro option logical_objects set to "yes" to do this. You will also have to go to Tools>Model Player, select the "Regenerate Features" checkbox, rewind to the beginning of the part, and step through the model before the Datum Reference feature will activate. Once you've done these steps, you can play around with this feature. It's not really what you're asking for but it might be helpful.

    The only other option would be to use the Find Tool to create some type of rule to select the surfaces or edges you want. For example, you could choose a feature and pick all surfaces which were a "child" of the surface you chose. Again, this isn't quite what you want but I don't believe you have any other options.

    Good luck!

    -Brian

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      s.iyer1-Visitor
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      November 18, 2011

      Thank you Brian, always wondered what that "Reference" feature meant. I was toooooo lazy to explore !!!

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