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				Get object name from an X/Y screen coordinate
			 
			
			
			Hey guys, is it possible to return an object ID or object name given an x/y screen coordinates? 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			Take a look at the viz.pick command. You can either use the mouse position or pass in different X,Y screen coordinates through the pos argument.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			Thank you very much Jeff! I will have a try of that tomorrow and report back  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
	 
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