7.1.10 Selecting Cell or Boundary Zones in the Graphics Display

Whenever you need to select a zone in the Cell Zone Conditions or Boundary Conditions task page, you can use the mouse in the graphics window to choose the appropriate zone. This feature is particularly useful if you are setting up a problem for the first time, or if you have two or more zones of the same type and you want to determine the zone IDs (i.e., figure out which zone is which). To use this feature, do the following:

1.   Display the mesh using the Mesh Display dialog box.

2.   Use the mouse probe button (the right button, by default--see Section  29.3 to modify the mouse button functions) to click on a cell or boundary zone in the graphics window.

The zone you select in the graphics display will automatically be selected in the Zone list in the Cell Zone Conditions or Boundary Conditions task page, and its name and ID will be printed in the console window.

However, if you prefer to select the surfaces to display using the Mesh Display dialog box, then simply click the Display Mesh... button in the Cell Zone Conditions or Boundary Conditions task page.

Cell Zone Conditions Display Mesh...

Boundary Conditions Display Mesh...

Detailed information about the Mesh Display dialog box can be found in Section  29.1.1.