Selecting Objects
Choose the desired objects using the mouse or keyboard.
Selecting with the mouse
| Target | Mouse Operation | Selection |
|---|---|---|
| All object | Click | Select the object. |
| All object | Drag from right to left | Select objects that touch the green selection. |
| All object | Drag from left to right | Select objects completely contained in the purple selection. |
Object specific selection
| Mouse Operation | Target | Selection |
|---|---|---|
| Alt + click | Edge | Select Edge loops. |
| Ctrl + Alt + click | Edge | Select Edge rings. |
| Alt + click | Curve | Select all Curves on the same plane. |
| Alt + click | Region | Select all Regions on the same plane. |
| Alt + click | Face | Select all related Faces. |
| Ctrl + Alt + click | Face | Select all parallel Faces. |
| Ctrl + Alt + click | Cylindercal Face | Select all parallel cylindrical Faces. |
| Alt + click | Solid/Sheet/Empty | Select all Solid/Sheet/Empty in the group. |
Selecting with Shortcuts
| Command Name | Shortcut | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Select all | A | Select all objects. |
| Select all Curves | Select all Curves. | |
| Deselect all | Escape | Deselect all. |
| Invert Selection | Alt + A | Invert selection. |
| Select Adjacent | Ctrl + Shift + = | Select adjacent objects to the currently selected ones. |
Select from the currently selected objects
| Command Name | Shortcut | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Selection: convert to edges | Ctrl + 2 | Select only the Edges of the currently selected Solids, Sheets, and Faces. |
| selection: convert to faces | Ctrl + 3 | Select only the Faces of the currently selected Solids and Sheets. |
| selection: convert to solids | Ctrl + 4 | Select only the Solids or Sheets of the currently selected Faces and Edges. |
| selection: convert to groups | Ctrl + 5 | Select all objects within the group of the selected objects. |
Select the source objects used in the last operation
| Command Name | Shortcut | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Select Previous Entity Collection | Ctrl + T | Select the source objects used in the last operation. Using this feature multiple times selects sources from earlier operations sequentially. |
| Select Next Entity Collection | Ctrl + Shift + T | A counterpart to "Select Previous Entity Collection". Allows for the sequential selection of subsequent source objects. |