Use Setup > Selection to control how entities are selected.
This topic describes the controls in the Selection panel as well as entity selection in general.
Selection Mode
Specify the selection mode by selecting Volume, Surface, or Edge.
Associative Selection
To select multiple entities that are related to another (easily selected) item, select from the Direct menu.
Entities of the selected type highlight as you move the mouse over them. To select all items that are associated with the selection type, click on any highlighted item.
For example, if ten parts are assigned the same material, select Material from this list. As you move your mouse over the model, you will see that all ten parts highlight together because they have the same material. To select all ten, click on one of them.
The selection methods for each selectable entity are:
Entity | Selection Method |
Volume | Direct -- Volumes are highlighted and are selected |
Material -- All volumes that have the same material are highlighted and selected together. | |
Surface | Direct -- Surfaces are highlighted and are selected |
Volume -- Volumes are highlighted, and all surfaces touching a picked volume are selected. | |
Edge | Direct -- Edges are highlighted and are selected |
Surface -- Surfaces are highlighted, and all edges touching a picked surface are selected. | |
Volume -- Volumes are highlighted, and all edges touching a picked volume are selected. |
Selection Controls
Curser Types
The curser indicates the current selection mode:
Volume Mode | Surface Mode | Edge Mode |
To change the selection mode, do one of the following:
Selection Colors
Specific colors are used to indicate the selection status of entities:
When an item is selected, its label appears on the Selection List. To select entities from the Design Study Bar, simply left click on their label in the appropriate branch.