smesh/doc/gui/input/find_element_by_point.rst

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.. _find_element_by_point_page:
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Find Element by Point
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This functionality allows you to find all mesh elements to which belongs a certain point.
*To find the elements:*
.. |img| image:: ../images/findelement3.png
#. Select a mesh or a group
#. Select from the Mesh menu or from the context menu the Find Element by Point item |img|.
The following dialog box will appear:
.. image:: ../images/findelement2.png
:align: center
#. In this dialog box you should select:
* the coordinates of the point;
* the type of elements to be found; it is also possible to find elements of all types related to the reference point. Choose type "All" to find elements of any type except for nodes and 0D elements.
#. Click the **Find** button. IDs of found entities will be shown.
.. image:: ../images/findelement1.png
:align: center
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The reference point and the related elements.
**See Also** a sample TUI Script of a :ref:`tui_find_element_by_point` operation.