User's Manual

Using Objet Studio

5–18 DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)

Selecting

Objects

Toȱmanipulateȱanȱobjectȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtrayȱorȱassignȱcharacteristicsȱtoȱitȱ

(modelȱmaterial,ȱbuildingȱstyleȱetc.),ȱyouȱmustȱfirstȱselectȱtheȱobject.ȱYouȱ

selectȱanȱobjectȱbyȱclickingȱit,ȱeitherȱonȱtheȱtrayȱorȱinȱtheȱmodelȱtree.ȱItsȱ

imageȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtrayȱchangesȱcolorȱ(toȱlightȱblue,

ȱbyȱdefault)ȱandȱitsȱ

nameȱisȱhighlightedȱinȱtheȱmodelȱtree.ȱYouȱcanȱselectȱmultipleȱobjectsȱbyȱ

drawingȱaȱboxȱaroundȱthemȱwithȱtheȱmouseȱcursor,ȱorȱbyȱpressingȱtheȱ

Ctrlȱ

orȱ

Shiftȱkeysȱwhileȱclickingȱadditionalȱobjects.

Alternatively,ȱselectȱorȱdeȬselectȱobjectsȱusingȱtheȱfollowingȱEditȱmenuȱ

commands:

• Select All

• Invert Selection

• Undo Select object

Figure 5-19: Edit menu

Sometimes,ȱyouȱneedȱtoȱselectȱindividualȱelementsȱofȱanȱassembly.ȱOtherȱ

times,ȱyouȱneedȱtoȱselectȱtheȱentireȱassembly.ȱTheȱSelectionȱiconȱdisplayedȱ

onȱtheȱribbonȱdeterminesȱwhatȱwillȱbeȱselectedȱwhenȱyouȱclickȱonȱtheȱ

model:

ȱorȱ

To change the selection action:

1. OnȱtheȱTrayȱSettingsȱorȱModelȱSettingsȱribbon—

a. ClickȱtheȱSelectionȱicon:ȱȱorȱ .

b. Onȱtheȱflyoutȱtoolbar,ȱclickȱtheȱappropriateȱicon:

Figure 5-20: Selection flyout toolbar

Select Group

Select Element