Volume Filter

You can search within the Volume of an Element or an Explicit Volume.

In Volume

To set the search Volume Filter for Volumetric Searching, select the In Volume check box to activate the Of Element and Explicit Volume options.

Of Element

With the Of Element radio button selected, enter a valid model element or select an element from the drop-down list. Alternatively, click CE to enter the current element in the field. The found elements reside within the volume of the specified model element.

A Clear History option is available from the drop-down list.

Explicit Volume

With the Explicit Volume radio button selected, you can specify the opposite two corners of a 3D box in which to conduct a search by setting the appropriate coordinates in the fields.

If required, the axes all coordinates are interpreted with respect to must be set. Input dimensional values in the coordinates fields to define the position explicitly. Refer to Coordinates for further information.

The Wholly within and Wholly & Partially within radio buttons, which are applicable to both volumetric search approaches, allow you to specify whether the found elements exist completely or partially within the specified volume.

The Within Shape radio button, which is applicable to Of Element searches only, allows you to specify that found elements must exist completely within the volume of the specified element.