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name 'side1Edges1side1Edges1' is not defined

name 'side1Edges1side1Edges1' is not defined

name 'side1Edges1side1Edges1' is not defined

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Some wierd behaviour in CAE (or maybe I'm just to dumb to understand what it's on about).
I have a 2D polygonal part, and I'm trying to define a surface, conisting of all the lines making up the polygon. Because this part is in contact with others, I need to deactivate the 'Select entity closest to screen' function in the selector tool window, then use 'next' to select the right line, all while holding the shift key to add further lines to the surface.
Sometimes this works, but often, especially when the desired line isn't the firt in the list, meaning that I have to 'next' two or three times, I get the error message
"name 'side1Edges1side1Edges1' is not defined" when I click 'done'.

Often, choosing a different starting point will avoid the error, but I've encountered a few cases where it just wasn't possible to outsmart the problem. I then had to define seperate surfaces and edit the .inp file to join them up.

Any ideas what's causing this nuisance and how to avoid it in future?

RE: name 'side1Edges1side1Edges1' is not defined

Not sure about this one, but if you have multiple parts in the assembly and only wish to use those lines of one part then simply use use the view option and only select those instances/parts you wish to use. That'll save you having to run through the 'next' option until you think you've selected the correct line of the correct part of the surface you want to create.

corus

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