Selection in NX Realize Shape

You can select control cage geometry in ways similar to standard NX, such as individually or with Rectangle or Lasso selection.

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Rectangle**

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Lasso**

Selection intent

When selecting cage geometry, you can apply a NX Realize Shape type filter to narrow the selection of cage objects.

No Selection Filter

No Selection Filter

Cage Edge

Cage Face

Cage Vertex

Control Cage

Selection rules work in conjunction with the specified type filter to refine your object selection.

Single Object

Single Object

Loop

Matrix

Region

Sharp Edges

Weighted Edges

• Single Object

Only directly selected objects are selected. This is the default condition.

• Loop

Use this option to select connected cage edges or cage faces. Where you select the cage face or edge determines the direction of the loop.

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Cage face selected - all faces in loop are selected**

• Matrix

Use this rule to select two objects of the same type. The vertices of the area between them must form a rectangular grid.

The resulting selection forms a rectangular grid of the same type as the selected objects.

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Two faces selected – all faces in matrix are selected**

Selecting a matrix of cage vertices or cage edges operates in a similar fashion.

• Region

Use this option to select all the objects of the same type by selecting one object (cage vertex, cage edge, cage face) within that region.

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Cage face selected – all faces in that region are selected**

Selecting a region of cage vertices or cage edges operates in a similar fashion.

• Sharp Edges

Use this option to select all edges with sharp continuity by selecting a sharp edge.

• Weighted Edges

Use this option to select all edges that have weight applied, based on an initial selection of a weighted edge.

Automatic deselection

The Exclusive Selection option appears on the Top Border bar whenever you are prompted to select cage objects.

• It is inactive by default, which means normal NX selection behavior, where selection of objects is compounded.

• When Exclusive Selection is active, any new selection of cage objects discards prior selections. The selection of objects is individual.

• Exclusive Selection is persistent. It remains active until you explicitly turn it off.

Selection in NX Realize Shape, NX 2212 Series © 2023 Siemens