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The '''Find Element''' command from the [[SMS:2D Mesh Elements Menu|''Elements'' Menu]] is used to locate an element either with a specific ID, or surrounding a specific location. When this command is executed the ''Find Element'' dialog opens.
The '''Find Element''' command from the [[SMS:2D Mesh Elements Menu|''Elements'' Menu]] is used to locate an element either with a specific ID, or surrounding a specific location. When this command is executed the ''Find Element'' dialog opens.


When the ''Find by ID'' option is selected, then the element with the specified ID is highlighted in red. If there is no element with the specified ID, then an error message is given. Conversely, when the Find by nearest (x,y) coordinate option is selected, the element which surrounds to the specified (x, y) location is highlighted in red. With either of these methods, if the current tool is the [[Image:SelectMeshElement.gif]]  [[SMS:2D_Mesh_Module_Tools|Select Elements tool]], then the found element becomes selected in addition to  being highlighted.
When the ''Find by ID'' option is selected, then the element with the specified ID is highlighted in red. If there is no element with the specified ID, then an error message is given. Conversely, when the Find by nearest (x,y) coordinate option is selected, the element which surrounds to the specified (x, y) location is highlighted in red. With either of these methods, if the current tool is the [[Image:SelectMeshElement.gif]]  [[SMS:2D_Mesh_Module_Tools|'''Select Elements''']] tool, then the found element becomes selected in addition to  being highlighted.


==Related Topics==
==Related Topics==

Revision as of 21:01, 5 April 2013

The Find Element command from the Elements Menu is used to locate an element either with a specific ID, or surrounding a specific location. When this command is executed the Find Element dialog opens.

When the Find by ID option is selected, then the element with the specified ID is highlighted in red. If there is no element with the specified ID, then an error message is given. Conversely, when the Find by nearest (x,y) coordinate option is selected, the element which surrounds to the specified (x, y) location is highlighted in red. With either of these methods, if the current tool is the File:SelectMeshElement.gif Select Elements tool, then the found element becomes selected in addition to being highlighted.

Related Topics