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Hold down the left mouse button until the front face is picked. Click OK in the pick menu.

Only the area corresponding to this face is selected currently. Verify this by clicking Replot in the Select Entities menu (this replots areas).

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Utility Menu > Plot > Multi-Plots

 
From these currently selected nodes, we next select nodes that satisfy the following criterion: -1.77"≤ x≤ -1.57". In the Select Entities menu, retain Nodes at the top. Select By Location and X coordinates below that. Enter Min,Max values as per below. Since we want the nodes to be selected from the current set rather than the full set, choose the Reselect radio button. Click Apply and then Replot.
 
 
 

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Next, from the current set of nodes,  select nodes that satisfy the following criterion: 0.45"≤ y≤ 0.85" by appropriately modifying the previous select action step. the The snapshot below shows what I get: four nodes remain in the selected set. If you mess up, resume from your .db file. 

Now all actions on nodes will be performed only on the four nodes  that are currently selected. For instance, to list the strain values at these nodes, choose

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Once you are done with the select operations, exit the Select Entities menu and choose

Utility Menu > Select > Everything

Utility Menu > Plot > Volumes> Nodes

Save your work:Toolbar > SAVE_DB

Go to Step 9: Validate the results
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