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 # ansys.meshing.prime.SurfaceSearch

 Last update: 17.07.2025 

#### SurfaceSearch.search\_zonelets\_by\_self\_intersections(part\_id, face\_zonelets, register\_id, params)

Search face zonelets to identify face elements intersecting with each other.

- **Parameters:****part\_id**: Id of part.
    
    **face\_zonelets**: Ids of face zonelets.
    
    **register\_id**: Id of register.
    
    **params**: Parameters used to identify face elements by self intersection.
- **Returns:**[`SearchByIntersectionResults`](ansys.meshing.prime.SearchByIntersectionResults.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SearchByIntersectionResults): Returns the SearchByIntersectionResults.
- **Return type:**[`SearchByIntersectionResults`](ansys.meshing.prime.SearchByIntersectionResults.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SearchByIntersectionResults)

### Examples

```pycon
>>> surf_search = SurfaceSearch(model=model)
>>> results = surf_search.search_zonelets_by_self_intersections(part_id, face_zonelets, register_id, params)

```