There are two selection tools (Select 
and Select Box 
) available from Home tab 
Select & Search panel to control the way you select geometry.
Typically, using selection tools is mutually exclusive to using navigation tools (see Product-Specific Navigation Tools, so that when you are selecting you cannot navigate and vice versa.
Selecting geometry in the Scene View automatically selects the corresponding objects in the Selection Tree and Selection Inspector.
Holding the SHIFT key whilst selecting items in the Scene View cycles through the selection resolution, allowing you to get more specific with your selections.
You can use the Options Editor to customize the distance from an item you have to be for it to be selected (pick radius). This is useful when you select lines and points.
Select Tool
The Select tool lets you select items in the Scene View with a mouse click. The tool is activated by clicking Home tab Select & Search panel Select drop-down Select. Once a single item is selected, its properties are shown in the Properties window.
Select Box Tool
In select box mode, you can select multiple items in the model by dragging a rectangular box around the area you want to make your current selection.