Paint Selection Tool

• To use the Paint Selection Tool, click the icon in the Tool Box.

  Double-click the Paint Selection Tool icon to display its options.

The Paint Selection Tool lets you select components by dragging your cursor over them. This is useful when you want to work on only a part of a selected area. For how to use this tool, or change the brush size, see Select components by painting. To exit the Paint Selection Tool, switch to another tool. For example, press Q to choose the Select tool .

Paint Selection Tool options

The options described below are unique to the Paint Selection Tool.

Paint Operations

Select one of the following paint operations.

Select

Selects painted components.

Unselect

Unselects selected painted components.

Toggle

Switches between selected and unselected components.

Tip:

• To unselect selected components while Select is chosen, press Ctrl and paint over them. Similarly, when Unselect is chosen, press Shift and paint to select unselected components.
• U + click and select the paint operation from the marking menu that appears instead of the from the Tool Settings editor.

Add to Current Selection

By default, this option is turned on so that each stroke adds to the previous selection. This means you do not have to press the Shift key when you make a brush stroke to select, unselect, or toggle the selection of more components. If you want each stroke to override the previous one, turn Add to Current Selection off.

Select All

Selects all components on the selected surface(s).

Unselect All

Unselects all selected components on the selected surface(s).

Toggle All

Selects all unselected components and unselects all selected components on the selected surface(s).

Related topics

• Select components by painting