Attribute Strategy dialog box

Entity Types
Input Filter	Appears when you create, edit, or clone a single-strategy selection recipe, or when you add the first strategy to a stacked selection recipe. Available when you create or clone a selection recipe.Specifies where the entities that you want to select exist.The listed options vary, depending on whether the Simulation file or FEM file is the displayed part.Selecting any option other than Entire Model limits the scope of the strategy.
Select Object	Appears when Input Filter is set to Polygon Body or Component.Lets you select the polygon body or component FEM where the entities that you want to select exist.
Entity Type	Available when you create or clone a single-strategy selection recipe, or when you add the first strategy to a stacked selection recipe.Specifies the type of entity to select using this strategy.MeshAppears when Input Filter is set to Entire Model or **Component.**Selects all meshes that have the specified attributes.Polygon FaceSelects all polygon faces that have the specified attributes.Polygon BodyAppears when Input Filter is set to Entire Model or **Component.**Selects all polygon bodies that have the specified attributes.Polygon EdgeSelects all polygon edges that have the specified attributes.CurveAppears when Input Filter is set to Entire Model or **Component.**Selects all curves that have the specified attributes.PointAppears when Input Filter is set to Entire Model or **Component.**Selects all points that have the specified attributes.
Attributes
Attribute	Specifies the attribute to use to determine which entities to select using this strategy:NameSelects all entities with a particular name.You can set the name of an entity by editing its properties. For more information, see Assign a name to one or more objects.Note: If you select Name and use only a wild card (*) as the name, you can select all entities of a particular type (such as all polygon faces), whether or not they have a name.ColorAppears when Entity Type is set to anything other than Polygon Edge.Selects all entities of a particular color.To specify the color of a polygon face, polygon body, curve, or point, right-click it in the graphics window and choose Edit Display.User AttributeAppears when Entity Type is set to anything other than Mesh.Selects all entities with particular attributes that you define.For information about assigning attributes to an object, see Assign a string, integer, or real object attribute and Assign a time object attribute.After you select an attribute, click Add Attribute to add it to the list of attributes.You can add multiple attributes, but you can add each type of attribute only once. For example, you can add a name and color attribute, but you cannot add two name attributes. Each entity must have all of the listed attributes in order to be selected using this strategy.
Attribute	Displays a list of the defined attributes and their values.AttributeValueNameEntity nameColorColor ID and nameUser AttributeTitle/alias of the attributeTo remove an attribute from the list, right-click it and choose Delete.	Attribute	Value	Name	Entity name	Color	Color ID and name	User Attribute	Title/alias of the attribute
Attribute	Value
Name	Entity name
Color	Color ID and name
User Attribute	Title/alias of the attribute
Name	Appears when a name attribute is selected in the Attribute list table.Value TypeSpecifies whether the entities that you want to select have the same name or a similar name (Single Value) or distinct names (Discrete Values).If you select Single Value, you can also select all of the specified type of entities (such as all polygon faces), whether or not they have a name.ValueAppears when Value Type is set to Single Value.Sets the name that each entity must have in order to be selected using this strategy.For example, if Entity Type is set to Polygon Face and you set Name to FORCE, the strategy selects all polygon faces named FORCE.You can also use an asterisk (*) or dot (.) as a wildcard. An asterisk represents multiple characters; a dot represents a single character.To use an asterisk or dot as a literal part of the name, you must precede that symbol with an at sign (@). For example, to select all faces named FORCE.1, you would type FORCE@.1.If you type only an asterisk, the selection recipe selects all of the specified type of entities, whether or not they have a name.ValuesAppears when Value Type is set to Discrete Values.Displays an ellipses (if no names have been defined) or a portion of a list of names (if names have been defined). To add or modify the names, click Edit Discrete Values and type at least two unique comma-separated names in the Edit Discrete Values dialog box. You can also use the Cut , Copy , and Paste commands to modify the text that appears in the list.An entity must have one of the listed names in order to be selected using this strategy.You can use an asterisk (*) or dot (.) as a wildcard for one or more of the names. An asterisk represents multiple characters; a dot represents a single character.To use an asterisk or dot as a literal part of the name, you must precede that symbol with an at sign (@). For example, to select all faces named FORCE.1 or LOAD.1, you would type FORCE@.1, LOAD@.1.If the same name is used more than once (such as FORCE, LOAD, FORCE), the duplicates are removed from the list after you click Apply or OK in the Edit Discrete Values dialog box.
Color	Appears when a color attribute is selected in the Attribute list table.ColorOpens the Color dialog box so that you can specify the color that each entity must use in order to be selected using this strategy.
User Attribute	Appears when a user-defined attribute is selected in the Attribute list table.TypeSpecifies the type of attribute that each entity must have in order to be selected using this strategy: Null, Boolean, Integer, Number, String, or Date.Title/AliasSets the title or alias as assigned to the attribute in the Properties dialog box. Boolean ValueAppears when Type is set to Boolean.Selects all entities for which Value is set to True in the Properties dialog box. When you clear this check box, the strategy selects all entities for which Value is set to False.Value TypeAppears when Type is set to Integer, Number, String, or Date.Specifies whether to define a single value, a range of values (low and high), or multiple discrete values. You can specify multiple discrete values only when Type is set to Integer, Number, or String.For example, if Type is set to Integer and you select Single Value, you can specify only one value (such as 2). If you select Range, you can specify a range of values (such as a low value of 1 and a high value of 5). If you select Discrete Values, you can specify a multiple discrete values (such as 1, 3, and 5).Low Integer ValueAppears when Type is set to Integer and Value Type is set to Single Value or Range.Sets the low or only value for the assigned integer.High Integer ValueAppears when Type is set to Integer and Value Type is set to Single Value or Range. Available when Value Type is set to Range.Sets the high value for the assigned integer.Low Real ValueAppears when Type is set to Number and Value Type is set to Single Value or Range.Sets the low or only value for the assigned number.High Real ValueAppears when Type is set to Number and Value Type is set to Single Value or Range. Available when Value Type is set to Range.Sets the high value for the assigned number.Low String ValueAppears when Type is set to String and Value Type is set to Single Value or Range.Sets the low or only value for the assigned string.The value of each character is determined by the ASCII table, so 2b would be considered a lower string value than A1.You can also use an asterisk (*) or dot (.) as a wildcard, but only if you specify just a low string value, not both low and high values. An asterisk represents multiple characters; a dot represents a single character.To use an asterisk or dot as a literal part of the string, you must precede that symbol with an at sign (@). For example, to select all faces with the string FORCE.1, you would type FORCE@.1.If you type only an asterisk, the selection recipe selects all of the specified type of entities, whether or not they have a string.High String ValueAppears when Type is set to String and Value Type is set to Single Value or Range. Available when Value Type is set to Range.Sets the high value for the assigned string.Values Appears when Type is set to Integer, Number, or String, and when Value Type is set to Discrete Values.Sets the discrete values for the integer, number, or string.You can also click Edit Discrete Values to view, edit, cut, copy, or paste values.Low Date ValueAppears when Type is set to Date.Specifies the starting or only date, month, year, and time (in 24-hour format).Last Date ValueAppears when Type is set to Date and available when Value Type is set to Range.Specifies the ending date, month, year, and time (in 24-hour format).

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