ADD ELEMENT

Select to pick an element by its location.

Select to pick elements on a surface.

Select to pick elements inside a window.

Select to pick elements inside an arbitrary region defined by the mouse.

Select to pick elements by spread. This function is used in conjunction with the angle slider. If the angles formed by the element normals of the selected element and adjacent elements are less than the selected angle, the adjacent elements are selected.

Select to pick elements inside a polygon.

1. SELECT BY PART

See Section EDIT PART for choosing a part. All elements in the part will be selected when this option is selected, see Figure 4.3.4.

2. SELECT BY TYPE

Select a type in the ELEMENT TYPE Pop-Up Window, see Figure 4.3.7. All elements displayed on the screen will be selected, see Figure 4.3.5.

NOTE: Refer to the LS-DYNA User's Manual for a description of the nine types of elements. Deselecting elements and closing the dialog box are similar those in Section ADD LINE.

3. SELECT BY RANGE

Type the numbers in the Pop-Up window. All elements within that range will  be selected,see Figure 4.3.6.

ADD SURFACE

This function is used to select all displayed surfaces in the graphics.

Select this button and the RANGE OF SURFACE dialog window will display, see Figure 4.3.9. The user can enter values in the displayed fields to select a range of surfaces.

        

Other functions are common with those in SELECT LINES.