Select Object

Select Object lets you select objects or sub-objects for manipulation.

Object selection is affected by several other controls:

You can also select objects by name with the Select From Scene dialog Select from Scene list; press the H key to access this dialog.

A number of objects selected together is called a selection set. You can name selection sets in the Named Selection Sets field on the main toolbar and then recall them for later use.

Note: The Smart Select command activates the Select Object function and, with repeated invocations, cycles through the available Selection Region methods. By default, Smart Select is assigned to the Q key; you can use Customize User Interface to assign it to a different keyboard shortcut, a menu, and so on.

Procedures

To add objects to a selection set:

  1. Hold down the Ctrl key and select the objects to add.
    Note: Adding objects doesn't change a named selection set.

To remove individual objects from a selection set:

  1. Hold down the Alt key and select the objects to remove.
    Note: Removing objects doesn't change a named selection set.

To select objects and move, rotate, or scale them: