Using Tags

Any number of user tags can be created for flagging Simcenter STAR-CCM+ objects.

  1. Create a user tag using one of the following techniques:
    • Right-click the Automation > Tags manager node and select New Tag from the context menu.

      A new node named Tag appears. To give the tag a descriptive and unique name, rename it before you apply it.

    • To create a tag and apply it immediately to a particular object, right-click the node of that object and select Tags > Add > New.... In the dialog that appears, specify a name for the tag. The user tag is automatically created and applied to the object at the same time.
      NoteThe Tags > Set option differs in that it gives you access to all tags in the simulation, whether or not they are already applied to the selected object.
  2. To apply a tag to an object, use one of the following techniques:
    • To apply the tag through the properties of the object node, edit its Tags property which activates the object selector (see Activating the Object Selection Dialog).
    • Drag the tag node onto the object.

    • To apply the tag through the context menu of the object node, right-click the object node and select Tags > Add or Tags > Set and then select the tag (Tag 2 for example).

      For a larger set of tags, the list of tag names is replaced with an Existing submenu item.

      A miniature version of the tag icon is placed next to the object node indicating that it has been tagged, as shown (for transforms) in the following screenshot:

  3. To apply a new tag to filter search results, use one of the following techniques, depending on whether you want the full set of search results or a subset:
    • To create and apply a tag to the full set of search results of a filter, right-click the filter node and select Tag Results.
    • To create and apply a tag to selected search results, in the open dialog of a filter, do the following:
      1. Select an object in the search results window.
      2. Right-click in that group and choose Select in Application.
      3. In the main simulation window, right-click and select Tags > Add or Tags > Set.
  4. To search for a set of objects having specific tags:
    1. Create a filter. See Creating a Filter.
    2. Specify a tag predicate, [Tag contains MyObjects], where MyObjects is the name of the tag.
    3. To search for additional tags in the same query, use a compound predicate.
  5. If you are tagging a composite geometry part, right-click its node and select Manage Tags on Children. In the Edit tags on assembly dialog, you can choose whether to propagate the tags to the part surfaces, part curves, or both.


  6. To remove a tag from an object, do one of the following:
    • Edit the Tags property of the object.
    • Right-click the object node, select Tags > Remove or Tags > Set, and deselect the name of the tag in the submenu.
  7. To change the color of a tag (both the node and the miniature icon on the objects with that tag), select the node of that tag and do one of the following:
    • Click in the right half of the Color property and select a new color from the drop-down swatch.
    • To access the color control dialog, click (Custom Editor) in the Color property. See Defining Colors.
  8. To delete a tag node, right-click the tag node and select Delete Tag... from the context menu.
    All objects that are associated with the tag are also updated so that the link is removed from each.