Pick > Component

Picks or unpicks individual components from a group of objects.

Choosing Pick > Component reveals the following section to the left of the Prompt line:

These icons enable you to set the type of objects (the pick mask) that can be picked without opening the option box. If the button is blue, that type of object can be picked. If it is the same color as the menu bar, that type of object cannot be picked. Change the status of what can be picked by clicking the icon.

Pick Component Options

All

Select the On or Off options to select all the checkboxes or deselect them all.

Curves/Construction Objects/Surfaces/Shells/Meshes/Lights/Sections/Others

Types of objects that can be picked.

Construction Objects include Points, Vectors, Construction Planes, and Canvases.

Others include the camera and solid textures.

Multi Span/Single Span/All
If Surfaces is selected, you can choose to pick only single span surfaces (Bezier), only multi span surfaces, or all surfaces (default).