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• Select None
Deselects everything in the model.
• Invert Selection
Every selected item becomes deselected and vice versa.
• Select Multiple Instances
Selecting an item then selecting Multiple Instances will select all instances (sometimes called
insertions) of that geometry group that occur in the model.
• Select Same Name
Every item with the same name as the selected item will also be selected.
• Select Same Type
Every item of the same type as the selected item will also be selected.
Selection and Search Sets
Selection sets store a group of items for later retrieval. There is no intelligence behind this set - if the
model changes at all, the same items will be selected (assuming they are still available in the model)
when recalling the selection set.
Search sets work in a similar way, except that they save search criteria instead of the results of a
selection. So, if there are any search sets saved in the model, then you use them in Freedom to run the
search and select the resulting objects.
Selection and search sets can be named and contain comments. They can also be highlighted with icons
in the main navigation window, so that when you click on one, the selection set is restored to the active
set and all the items within it are re-selected.
Recalling Selection and Search Sets
To re-select items from a selection set:
• On the Selection Tree, click the Sets tab, and click the saved selection or search set from the list.
Note:
On recalling a selection set, all the items that were selected when the set was saved are
re-selected into the current selection.
On recalling a search set, the search that was saved into the set is re-run and any items matching
the specification are selected into the current selection.
Selection Resolution
Selection resolution affects what geometry you select when selecting items in the main navigation window
using Select mode.
Selecting Items
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