Pick Chain
Selects a set of surfaces or curves that are G0 or G1 continuous. To chain-select, access the tool, and then select the first surface.
When you select a surface, the selection continues until reaching an edge outside the specified tolerance.
Access this tool from the Pick palette:
Pick Chain Control options
Continuity
Pick all surfaces with edges that are G0 Position continuous or G1 Tangent continuous.
Tolerances
Use Construction
Use the Continuity construction tolerances set in Preferences > Construction Options
Maximum Gap G0
The maximum distance allowed between two surfaces for the system to consider them contiguous (touching).
Tangent Angle G1
The maximum angle allowed between two surface normals for the system to consider the normals pointing in the same direction.
Pick Mask
Surfaces, Curves, Both
Lets you choose whether you want the tool to select curves, surfaces, or both.