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Create a hotspot recipe for a range of values

You can base the hotspot recipe on the results in the current post view or on any type of results.

  1. Depending on how you want to specify the type of results, do one of the following:To base the hotspot recipe on the results in the current post view:Set up a post view. In the Post Processing Navigator, right-click the post view node and choose New Hotspot Recipe. To base the hotspot recipe on any type of results:Choose Results tab→ToolsMoreHotspot Recipe Manager.In the Hotspot Recipe Manager dialog box, click New .

  2. Type a name for the hotspot.

  3. If you are basing the hotspot recipe on any type of results, select the type of results.

  4. From the Search Method list, select Range.

  5. Select the Results Below Value and Results Above Value check boxes, and type the top and bottom range values in the appropriate boxes.

  6. To restrict the scope of the hotspot to only selected entities, select the Create Recipe from Selected Entities check box and do one of the following:To select entities from the graphics window, click Select Object and select the entities.To specify the entity IDs, type the entity IDs in the box and click Apply ID String to select the specified entities. You can type IDs one at a time, or as a space-delimited list.

  7. Click OK.

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Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/289054037/PL20200601120302950.advanced/xid1688620 · retrieved 2026-07-17