About Select tools

Use the Select tools to select only those entities that are of immediate interest to you.

The Select tools include:

Icon	Function
Select	Select a single entity.
Circle	Select all entities enclosed by the circle.
Polygon	Select all entities enclosed by the polygon.
Properties	Select entities based on specific properties.
Layers	Select entities based on the layer to which they are assigned.
Select All	Select all entities
Expand	Expand the selection of mesh entities to include other entities to which they are connected.
Select Enclosed entities	Include only those entities that are fully enclosed by the selection polygon or circle.
Expand to Planar Triangles	Select connected triangular entities in the plane.
Expand to Nodes on same edge	Select all nodes of the edge.
Expand to Nodes on same Surface	Select all nodes of the surface.
Expand to Triangles on the same Surface	Select connected triangular entities in the surface.
Expand to Tetras on the same Surface	Select connected tetras entities in the surface.
Invert	Invert the selection so that selected entities become deselected, and vice versa.
Select Facing entities	Select entities that are facing the screen.
Save Selection	Save the selection to a given name, so you can select the same entities at a later date.
Delete Selection	Remove the saved selection list.
Deselect All	Deselect all entities.
CAD Body	Filter, to select only CAD bodies.
CAD Face	Filter, so only CAD faces are selected.
CAD Edge	Filter, so only CAD edges are selected.

The entities that you have selected are then listed in the Selection List.