Select
Select and edit objects using the mouse and keyboard shortcuts.
You can select objects in the modeling window or Model Browser, before or after you activate a tool. The modeling window and the Model Browser are linked, so when an object is selected in one, it is automatically selected in the other.
| To | Do this | Note |
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| Select an object | Click the object. | |
| Add to/remove from the selection | Hold down Ctrl while clicking the object. | When removing an object, click an edge of the object. |
| Select multiple objects |
Cross Selection: Drag from left to right to select every object the cursor crosses. Box Selection: Drag from right to left to only select objects entirely within the box. (See the videos below.) |
For loads and mesh controls, you can use box selection to
select only the top-level features or faces on a part or
across multiple parts.
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| Select a range in a list | Hold down Shift while clicking the first object and the last object. | You can only do this in the Model Browser. |
| Deselect an object | Hold down Shift while clicking the object. | |
| Select all objects of the same type | Press Ctrl+A. | If several types of objects are selected when you press Ctrl+A, all objects of those types are selected. For example, if a part and a force are selected when you press Ctrl+A, then all parts and forces are selected. |
| Reverse the selection | Press Ctrl+R. | |
| Clear the selection | Right-click empty space. |
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Video 1: Standard Box Selection, Left to Right Drag from left to right to select every object the box touches. |
Video 2: Standard Box Selection, Right to Left Drag from right to left to only select objects entirely within the box. |
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Video 3: Feature Box Selection, Left to Right For loads and mesh controls, drag from left to right to select only top-level features. |
Video 4: Feature Box Selection, Right to Left For loads and mesh controls, drag from right to left to select all features through the part. |