This dialog is used to expand the current selection by the number of layers of surrounding elements that you specify. For example, if you have selected a single node and want to also select the triangles and nodes immediately surrounding it, you can use this dialog to do so. To access this dialog, click 
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Dialog elements
- Expand current selection by number of levels
- Specify the number of adjacent model elements to expand your mesh entity selection to.
Enter 1 in this box to expand your selection outward by one layer of contiguous elements. Enter 2 to expand your selection by two elements, and so on.
Note: The layer(s) of surrounding elements will include mesh elements (for example, nodes and triangles) only. - Put expanded entities into a new layer
- Places the new entities in a new layer. Note: After clicking Apply , the new layer will be added to the Layer pane.