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ABAQUS Python script: how to select multiple entities within a region?

ABAQUS Python script: how to select multiple entities within a region?

ABAQUS Python script: how to select multiple entities within a region?

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Hello,

I'm writing an ABAQUS Python script for a parametric study on 2D axisymmetric models of threaded connections.

I have the following problem:
In ABAQUS CAE it is very simple to select all edges in a rectangular region using the selection feature "Select Entities inside the Drag Shape"

In the scripting manual, the only function I can find is "findAt" which can be used to select entities in the neighbourhood of one or more points. Since I should select about 100 edges, this would require a long script. Is there a Python command to use some kind of "drag shape" to select all edges within this shape?

You would help me a lot!

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