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Selection Tools
There are two selection tools (Select
and Select Box ) available from
Home tab ➤ Select & Search panel to control the way you select geometry.
Typically, using selection tools is mutually exclusive to using navigation tools
(see
Product-Specific Navigation Tools (page 107), so that when you are selecting
you cannot navigate and vice versa.
NOTE When using a 3Dconnexion 3D mouse in conjunction with the standard
mouse control, the 3Dconnexion device can be configured for navigation and the
mouse for selecting. See 3Dconnexion 3D Mouse (page 164) for more information.
Selecting geometry in the Scene View automatically selects the corresponding
objects in the Selection Tree.
Holding the SHIFT key whilst selecting items in the Scene View cycles
through the selection resolution, allowing you to get more specific with your
selections.
You can use the Options Editor to customize the distance from an item you
have to be for it to be selected (pick radius). This is useful when you select
lines and points.
Select Tool
The Select tool lets you select items in the Scene View with a mouse click.
The tool is activated by clicking Home tab ➤ Select & Search panel
➤ Select drop-down ➤ Select
. Once a single item is selected, its
properties are shown in the Properties window.
Select Box Tool
In select box mode, you can select multiple items in the model by dragging
a rectangular box around the area you want to make your current selection.
To select geometry with the Select tool
1 Click Home tab ➤ Select & Search panel ➤ Select drop-down
➤ Select .
2 Click an item in the Scene View to select it.
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