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 # create\_oriented\_selection\_set

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

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#### Model.create\_oriented\_selection\_set(name, id=None, orientation\_point=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), orientation\_direction=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), element\_sets=None, geometries=None, rosettes=None, rosette\_selection\_method='minimum\_angle', selection\_rules=None, draping=False, draping\_seed\_point=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), auto\_draping\_direction=True, draping\_direction=(0.0, 0.0, 1.0), draping\_mesh\_size=0.0, use\_default\_draping\_mesh\_size=True, draping\_material\_model='woven', draping\_ud\_coefficient=0.0, reference\_direction\_field=None, rotation\_angle=0.0)

Create a new oriented selection set.

- **Parameters:**
    - name: The name of the oriented element set.
    - id: The ID of the oriented element set.
    - orientation\_point: Orientation point for the oriented selection set.
    - orientation\_direction: Orientation direction for the oriented selection set.
    - element\_sets: Element sets.
    - geometries: Virtual geometries.
    - rosettes: Rosettes for the oriented selection set.
    - rosette\_selection\_method: Method to calculate element orientation : (`minimum_angle`, `maximum_angle`, `minimum_distance`, `minimum_angle_superposed`, `minimum_distance_superposed`, `maximum_angle_superposed`, `ansys_classic`, or `tabular_values`).
    - reference\_direction\_field: Table column used to compute reference directions.
    - draping: Draping enabled.
    - draping\_seed\_point: Seed point used to start draping.
    - draping\_direction: Direction for draping.
    - auto\_draping\_direction: Generate direction for draping.
    - draping\_mesh\_size: Mesh size for draping.
    - use\_default\_draping\_mesh\_size: Enable this property to use the default size for the draping mesh. The default is the average element size of the shell mesh.
    - draping\_material\_model: Material model for draping, either `woven` or `unidirectional`.
    - draping\_ud\_coefficient: Coefficient for the unidirectional draping material model.
    - rotation\_angle: Angle to rotate the reference directions around the orientation directions (in degree).
- **Returns:**The created oriented selection set.