DMSELECT command

Selects edges and faces of 3D solids or surfaces based on their geometric properties.

BricsCAD Shape; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

Description

Allows you to select a group of faces which form a geometric feature, such as a protrusion, a depression, etc. You can combine different options of this command, e.g. select all fillets whose radius is less than a given value. Select the faces or edges whose characteristics will be considered as the selection set's pattern.

Options within the command

Attribute
Radius
Selects faces/edges by radius.
Area
Selects faces by area.
Length
Selects edges by length.
Type
Selects faces/edges by their geometric type.
Offset
Selects faces/edges by their offset value.
Exclude short fillets
Excludes short fillets from the selection. This option might be useful when working with imported sheet metal parts.

Then choose between:

from Sample
Uses the value of the sample face/edge.
Value
Type a value in the Command line.
Note: In case of a non-zero value, you may filter entities as Less/Less or eQual/Equal/Greater or eQual/Greater.
Relation
Coincident
Selects coincident faces/edges.
Parallel
Selects parallel faces/edges.
coAxial
Selects coaxial faces/edges.
Smooth
Selects the smooth side of a part.
Primitive
Face
Selects faces.
Edge
Selects edges.
Loop
Selects edge loops.
Note: The preselection will determine the result. It is necessary to select a set of connected faces. The command will then select all edges, which describe the border of the selection set; internal edges will be skipped. If the result contains multiple loops and you want only one, the preselection should contain a set of connected faces one edge of the desired output loop. If none of the loops of the selection set contains the selected edge, the output will be empty.
edge Network
Finds an adjacent edge which has similar convexity for a given input edge.
feaTure
Protrusion
Selects protrusions.
Depression
Selects depressions.
Fillet
Selects fillets.
fillet Network
Selects fillet networks.
Chamfer
Selects chamfers.
Chamfer Network
Selects chamfer networks.
Select seed
The selected set of faces /edges should be considered as seed elements for features selection.
Subset
Select the subsets to be considered as seed elements for features selection.
sKip
The entire model is considered as seed for features selection.
Finish
Finishes the command.