Select command in drawings reference

Sets the selection mode and filter set, and selects the elements to work with in drawings.

Access

On the Quick Access toolbar, click the arrow on the Select command.

Select modes

Sets the mode for selecting elements of parts and assemblies in drawing views.

Select Edge Priority

Selects edges on parts.

Select Feature Priority

Selects features on parts.

Select Part Priority

Selects parts.

Select All Inventor Dimensions

Selects all dimensions in the current sheet, and places them in a new selection set.

Select All Model Dimensions

Selects all model dimensions in the current sheet, and places them in a new selection set.

Select All Overridden Dimensions

Selects all overridden dimensions in the current sheet, and places them in a new selection set.

Note: Overridden dimensions are dimensions with values that you either changed, or hid their values.
Select All AutoCAD Dimensions

(available for DWG files only) Selects all AutoCAD dimensions in the current sheet, and places them in a new selection set.

Select Filters

Specifies a filter set that determines which elements you can select when working in a drawing. You can customize the filter sets using Select Filters. Click a filter set to apply it.

Edit Select Filters

Opens the Select Filters dialog box, where you can specify filters to activate for each filter type. You can select or clear filters on the list of all filters.

Select All

Applies all selected filters in all filter types to elements in a drawing.

Layout filter type

Activates the specified filter types to apply to drawing views.

Detail filter type

Applies a filter set to select details such as dimensions, centerlines, center marks, and text. Suppresses selection of other elements, such as symbols.

Custom filter type

Applies a customized filter set.