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Selection Commands

Selection commands appear on the quad menu, on the main toolbar, on the Edit menu, and on the status bar.

Main toolbar

By default, important selection commands appear on the main toolbar.

Edit menu

The Edit menu contains selection commands that operate globally on your objects.

Status bar

The Selection Lock Toggle is located on the status bar. Locking a selection is useful when you are doing a lot of editing on a selection, and don't want to select something else by mistake.

The simplest method of selection is to turn on Select Object mode, and then click an object in a viewport (or drag to surround the object). While the method is simple, it is not effective for selecting multiple objects, especially in a crowded scene. Other tools let you select objects by name, filter out the kinds of objects you want to select, and to create named selection sets you can select repeatedly.

Topics in this section
  • Select Object
    Select Object lets you select objects or sub-objects for manipulation.
  • Select From Scene
    This dialog, named Select From Scene or Select Objects in most contexts, lets you select or designate objects by choosing them from a list of all objects currently in the scene.
  • Selection Floater
    This modeless dialog lets you select objects in the scene. You can keep the dialog open while you work in your scene, making it easier to select objects.
  • Selection Region Flyout
    The Selection Region flyout gives you five different ways to select objects within a particular area or volume. Clicking and holding on the Selection Region button opens a flyout containing the Rectangle, Circular, Fence, Lasso, and Paint Selection Region buttons, from top to bottom.
  • Window/Crossing Selection Toggle
    The Window/Crossing Selection toggle switches between window and crossing modes when you select by region.
  • Selection Filter List
    The Selection Filter list lets you restrict to specific types and combinations of objects that can be selected by the selection tools. For example, if you choose Cameras, you can select only cameras with the selection tools. Other objects do not respond. When you need to select objects of a certain type, this is useful as a quick method of freezing all other objects.
  • Named Selection Sets
    The Named Selection Sets list allows you to name a selection set and recall the selection for later use.
  • Select All
    This command selects all objects in the scene matching the current selection filter type on the main toolbar.
  • Select None
    This command deselects all objects in the scene conforming to the current selection filter type on the main toolbar.
  • Select Invert
    This command inverts the current selection set. All objects not currently selected are selected, and all objects currently selected are deselected, respecting the current selection filter type on the main toolbar.
  • Select Similar
    Select Similar automatically selects all items that are “similar” to the current selection.
  • Select Instances
    Selects all instances of the selected object.
  • Select By
    The Select By submenu on the Edit menu provides commands for selecting objects in the scene by color, name, and other characteristics. It also gives quick access to the various Region selection options.
Parent topic: Selecting Objects
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