+//=======================================================================
+/*
+ * Return elements whose bounding box intersects a sphere
+ */
+//=======================================================================
+
+void SMESH_ElementSearcherImpl::GetElementsInSphere( const gp_XYZ& center,
+ const double radius,
+ SMDSAbs_ElementType type,
+ vector< const SMDS_MeshElement* >& foundElems)
+{
+ if ( !_ebbTree || _elementType != type )
+ {
+ if ( _ebbTree ) delete _ebbTree;
+ _ebbTree = new ElementBndBoxTree( *_mesh, _elementType = type, _meshPartIt );
+ }
+ TIDSortedElemSet suspectFaces; // elements possibly intersecting the line
+ _ebbTree->getElementsInSphere( center, radius, suspectFaces );
+ foundElems.assign( suspectFaces.begin(), suspectFaces.end() );
+}
+