Selector Auto Naming
- Last UpdatedAug 21, 2025
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Specification Selector (SELE) elements can be automatically named when the specification is written to the database. Use the Selectors tab to configure auto naming for SELE elements.
Note:
The selector name must not exceed 50 characters. A selector name with more than 50
characters causes the selector to fail the validation check.
Note:
Selectors cannot be automatically named for automatic joint specifications.

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Enable Auto-Naming for Selectors |
Select the check box to enable the auto naming functionality for selectors. |
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Naming Convention |
A name for each selector is generated based on their position in the selector hierarchy. |
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Questions and Answers |
The selector name is based on the Question and Tanswer attributes, and the Question and Tanswer attributes of owning selectors in the hierarchy, separated by hyphens. |
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Answers |
The selector name is based on the Tanswer attribute, and the Tanswer attribute of owning selectors in the hierarchy, separated by hyphens. |
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Prefix |
A prefix can be specified which is added to the start of each selector name. |
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No Prefix |
A prefix is not added to the start of each selector name. |
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Spec Name |
Adds the specification name to the start of each selector name. The specification name is denoted with a * until the specification is written, to allow for modification of the name. |
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Custom Prefix |
Adds a specified custom text prefix to the start of each selector name. |
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Suffix |
A suffix can be specified which is appended to each selector name. |
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No Suffix |
A suffix is not appended to each selector name. |
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Description |
The description attribute of each selector, if available, is appended to the selector name. If the description attribute is unset, no text is appended. |
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Custom Suffix |
Specify a custom text suffix to append to each selector name. |
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Example Name |
Displays an example name for the SELE using the current settings. For example, a selector is named: Test-PFI-PFT-SAME-EqualBeams The name is derived using various identifiers: Test- - Custom Prefix defined for the selector. PFI-PFT-SAME - The branch of the selector hierarchy is constructed with three selectors: a selector with Tanswer PFI, which owns a selector with Tanswer PFT, which owns this selector, Tanswer SAME. EqualBeams - The description of the selector: Equal Beams has been appended to the end of the name, with the space removed. |
Click OK to save the auto name settings and close the Configure Auto Naming window. Settings are serialized for the current user.