Use one of the following methods to identify the faces of a feature:
- If a single solid is selected, the edges of the faces are highlighted orange (default colour scheme) as you move the cursor over them
.
If a face belongs to a feature, the name of the feature is displayed in the Status bar
and highlighted with a red box in the feature tree
.
- If you click a feature in the solid feature tree, the faces of this feature are highlighted blue (default colour scheme)
and the name of the feature is highlighted with a blue box in the feature tree
.
- Use
to select a number of individual features. All selected features are highlighted in blue.
If you click the face of the solid that belongs to a feature, the selected face is coloured orange. If the face is part of a feature with a single visible face, it is coloured blue (default colour scheme). The name of the feature is highlighted with a blue box around it in the feature tree. This feature remains highlighted even when you move the cursor over other faces of the solid.
Selecting one or more features in the tree
Use one of the following techniques to select features in the tree:
- Use
to select the name of the feature. The feature is added or removed from the list of selected features. If you don't hold down
Ctrl, the previous selection is replaced by the single feature. The name of each selected feature has a blue box around it and the surfaces that make up each feature are highlighted in the solid.
- Select the solid and click Manage tab > Selection panel > Smart Feature to open the Smart Feature Selector dialog.
- In the solid tree, right-click a solid and select Select Features from the context menu to open the Smart Feature Selector dialog.