diff --git a/bsb/simulation/targetting.py b/bsb/simulation/targetting.py
index 2e610b51..9960161e 100755
--- a/bsb/simulation/targetting.py
+++ b/bsb/simulation/targetting.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from ..config import refs, types
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..cell_types import CellType
     from .cell import CellModel
 
 
@@ -58,6 +59,19 @@ def get_targets(self, adapter, simulation, simdata):
         }
 
 
+class CellTypeFilter:
+    cell_types: list["CellType"] = config.reflist(refs.cell_type_ref, required=False)
+    only_local: bool = config.attr(type=bool, default=True)
+
+    def get_targets(self, adapter, simulation, simdata):
+        chunks = simdata.chunks if self.only_local else None
+        return {
+            cell_name: cell_type.get_placement_set(chunks=chunks)
+            for cell_name, cell_type in simulation.scaffold.cell_types.items()
+            if not self.cell_types or cell_type in self.cell_types
+        }
+
+
 class FractionFilter:
     count = config.attr(
         type=int, required=types.mut_excl("fraction", "count", required=False)
@@ -141,13 +155,20 @@ class ByIdTargetting(FractionFilter, CellTargetting, classmap_entry="by_id"):
 
     @FractionFilter.filter
     def get_targets(self, adapter, simulation, simdata):
-        by_name = {model.name: model for model in simdata.populations.keys()}
-        return {
-            model: simdata.populations[model][ids]
-            for model_name, ids in self.ids.items()
-            if (model := by_name.get(model_name)) is not None
+        by_name = {
+            model.name: model
+            for model, pop in simdata.populations.items()
+            if len(pop) > 0
         }
 
+        dict_target = {}
+        for model_name, ids in self.ids.items():
+            if (model := by_name.get(model_name)) is not None:
+                pop = simdata.populations[model]
+                my_ids = simdata.placement[model].convert_to_local(ids)
+                dict_target[model] = pop[my_ids]
+        return dict_target
+
 
 @config.node
 class ByLabelTargetting(
@@ -209,6 +230,36 @@ def get_targets(self, adapter, simulation, simdata):
         }
 
 
+@config.node
+class SphericalTargettingCellTypes(
+    CellTypeFilter, FractionFilter, Targetting, classmap_entry="sphere_cell_types"
+):
+    """
+    Targets all cell types in a sphere.
+    """
+
+    origin: list[float] = config.attr(type=types.list(type=float, size=3), required=True)
+    radius: float = config.attr(type=float, required=True)
+
+    @FractionFilter.filter
+    def get_targets(self, adapter, simulation, simdata):
+        """
+        Target all or certain cells within a sphere of specified radius.
+        """
+        return {
+            model: ps.load_ids()[
+                (
+                    np.sum(
+                        (ps.load_positions() - self.origin) ** 2,
+                        axis=1,
+                    )
+                    < self.radius**2
+                )
+            ]
+            for model, ps in super().get_targets(adapter, simulation, simdata).items()
+        }
+
+
 @config.node
 class SphericalTargetting(
     CellModelFilter, FractionFilter, CellTargetting, classmap_entry="sphere"
@@ -247,7 +298,7 @@ def get_targets(self, adapter, simulation, simdata):
 )
 class LocationTargetting:
     def get_locations(self, cell):
-        return cell.locations
+        return [v for v in cell.locations.values()]
 
 
 @config.node