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 # set\_scope

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#### VolumeControl.set\_scope(scope)

Sets the scope for volume control to evaluate.

Volume control uses scope to evaluate entities for which volume mesh needs to be generated.

**Parameters:**

**scope**

ScopeDefinition to scope entities for volume mesh generation.

**Returns:**

**[`SetScopeResults`](ansys.meshing.prime.SetScopeResults.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SetScopeResults)**

Returns a SetScopeResults.

**Return type:**

[`SetScopeResults`](ansys.meshing.prime.SetScopeResults.md#ansys.meshing.prime.SetScopeResults)

### Examples

```pycon
>>> volume_control.set_scope(prime.ScopeDefinition(model=model,
>>>                        entity_type = ScopeEntity.VOLUMES,
>>>                        evaluation_type = ScopeEvaluationType.ZONES,
>>>                        zone_expression = "vol_in"))

```