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The selection commands are as follows:
■ Select All. Selects all items contained within the model.
■ Select None. Deselects everything in the model.
■ Invert Selection. Currently selected items become deselected and vice
versa.
■ Select Multiple Instances. Selects all instances (sometimes called
insertions) of the currently selected geometry group that occur in the
model.
■ Select Same Name. Selects all items in the model that have the same
name as the currently selected item.
■ Select Same Type. Selects all items in the model that have the same type
as the currently selected item.
■ Select Same <Property>. Selects all items with the same property as the
currently selected item. This property can be any searchable property
currently attached to the item, for example material or link.
NOTE Using the Select Same <Property> command works by comparing
items' properties. If you have multiple items selected when you perform a
selection command of same name or type and so on, all the types, names and
properties of the items in the current selection are compared with all items’
properties in the scene. The items with properties matching any properties of
the currently selected items are selected.
Set Highlighting Method
You can use the Options Editor to customize color and method of
highlighting geometry selected in the Scene View.
There are three types of highlighting:
■ Shaded
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