Ansys 2021 graphical picking issue

BD
Bohlen, Dan (GE Aerospace, US)
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 1:20 PM

Hi All,

I'm using Ansys 2021 (don't ask why - I'd rather be in 19.2)  and nsel,r,p  works fine.  But when I try esel,r,p  the element it picks is way off from where my cursor is.

The workaround is to move the cursor until it highlights the element I want.

Is it just me - or is this a thing?

Thanks,

Dan Bohlen
Senior Engineer, Stress Analysis
Compliance Ambassador and Section Focal
GE Aerospace
1 Neumann Way
Evendale, OH  45215  USA

Hi All, I'm using Ansys 2021 (don't ask why - I'd rather be in 19.2) and nsel,r,p works fine. But when I try esel,r,p the element it picks is way off from where my cursor is. The workaround is to move the cursor until it highlights the element I want. Is it just me - or is this a thing? Thanks, Dan Bohlen Senior Engineer, Stress Analysis Compliance Ambassador and Section Focal GE Aerospace 1 Neumann Way Evendale, OH 45215 USA
EP
Eisenträger, Peter
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 2:24 PM

Hi Dan, I remember that issue. Changing dsys and replot didn't help. May be this is 2021 specific. In my now preferred 2024r1 it is fixed.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards

i.A. Peter Eisenträger
Senior Development Engineer CAE


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Hi All,

I'm using Ansys 2021 (don't ask why - I'd rather be in 19.2)  and nsel,r,p  works fine.  But when I try esel,r,p  the element it picks is way off from where my cursor is.

The workaround is to move the cursor until it highlights the element I want.

Is it just me - or is this a thing?

Thanks,

Dan Bohlen
Senior Engineer, Stress Analysis
Compliance Ambassador and Section Focal
GE Aerospace
1 Neumann Way
Evendale, OH  45215  USA


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Hi Dan, I remember that issue. Changing dsys and replot didn't help. May be this is 2021 specific. In my now preferred 2024r1 it is fixed. Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards i.A. Peter Eisenträger Senior Development Engineer CAE ------------------------------------------- OHB Digital Connect GmbH Weberstraße 21 55130 Mainz / Germany Tel. +49-6131-2777-106 Fax. +49-6131-2777-205 eMail:     Peter.Eisentraeger@ohb.de Internet: https://ohb-dc.de Geschäftsführer: Dennis Winkelmann, Dr. Dieter Birreck Sitz der Gesellschaft: Bremen Registergericht: Amtsgericht Bremen, HRB 20042 ------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Bohlen, Dan (GE Aerospace, US) via Xansys <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2026 2:21 PM To: xansys-temp@list.xansys.org Cc: Bohlen, Dan (GE Aerospace, US) <dan.bohlen@geaerospace.com> Subject: [Xansys] Ansys 2021 graphical picking issue External E-Mail: Please verify validity of sender and content before opening attachments or links! Hi All, I'm using Ansys 2021 (don't ask why - I'd rather be in 19.2) and nsel,r,p works fine. But when I try esel,r,p the element it picks is way off from where my cursor is. The workaround is to move the cursor until it highlights the element I want. Is it just me - or is this a thing? Thanks, Dan Bohlen Senior Engineer, Stress Analysis Compliance Ambassador and Section Focal GE Aerospace 1 Neumann Way Evendale, OH 45215 USA _______________________________________________ Xansys mailing list -- xansys-temp@list.xansys.org To unsubscribe send an email to xansys-temp-leave@list.xansys.org If you are receiving too many emails from XANSYS please consider changing account settings to Digest mode which will send a single email per day. Please send administrative requests such as deletion from XANSYS to xansys-mod@tynecomp.co.uk and not to the list