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78 Chapter 3: Selecting Objects

But when certain modes a re active , the choices in

the dialog are more limited. For example, when

Select And Link is active, the dialog is entitled

Select Parent, and shows linkable objects but

not the child object already selected. Similarly,

if Group > Attach is active, the dialog is named

AttachtoGroupandlistsgroupsbutnotsolitary

objects.

See also

Selection Floater (page 1–79)

Procedure

To s el e ct object s by n a m e:

Do one of the following:

•

Click the Select By Name button on

the main toolbar.

•ChooseEditmenu>SelectBy>Name.

•Press

H .

The Select Objects dialog appears. By

default, it lists all objects in the scene.

Currently selected objects are highli g hted

in the list.

2. Choose one or more objects in the list by doing

one of the following:

•Drag,orclickandthen

Shi f t +click to

select a continuous range of objects and

Ctrl +click to select noncontinuous objects.

• In the field above the list, ty p e a name to

select that object. You can use the asterisk

(*) and the question mark (?) as wildcards

to select multiple names. You can also

enable Find Case Sensitive to list objects

w ith uppercase letters at the top of the list

and objects with lowercase letters at the

bottom of the list.

3. Click Select.

The selection is made as the dialog disappears.

Interfa ce

[select objects field]

Enter a name to highlight objects in the list whose

names begin with the text you specify.

Find Case Sensi tive—When on, the select objects

field above the list is case-sensitive. For example,

if the list contains objects named apple and Apple

andFindCaseSensitiveison,typing“a”will

highlight only the apple entry. Also, sorts the list

so uppercase names come before lowercase.

Selec t O b jects list

Objects are listed according to the current Sort

and List Types selections.

Influences—When you highlight an object in the

list window and then click the Influences button,

the selected object’s influences are high li ghted as

well.

You can choose to load and save influences with or

w ithout their dependents.