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How can we check in ansa that how many times one pid is used..?? e.g. if same pid is given to 2 parts or 3 parts or more then that ?

[greg.cfd]

Hi, you can run this script:

# PYTHON script
import os
import ansa
from ansa import *

def main():
    deck = constants.OPENFOAM
    base.BlockRedraws(True)
    pids = base.CollectEntities(deck, None, 'SHELL_PROPERTY')
    for pid in pids:
        base.Or(pid)
        vis_parts = base.CollectEntities(deck, None, 'ANSAPART', filter_visible = True)
        print('PID ', pid._id, ' is used by ', len(vis_parts), 'parts : ', ', '.join([p._name for p in vis_parts]))
    base.BlockRedraws(False)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

If you don't want to use python scripting, you can show only the PID, then open the model browser (part manager) and do a box selection from the screen. The parts of that PID will be selected.