To Use the Select Tool in the 3D View
Follow these steps to use the Select Tool in the 3D view.
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Click
Select Tool (
) then click
Selection Tool Settings(
).
A toolbar opens containing two sets of "Mode" options that you can use at any time to change the current selection set.
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Click the
Mode option
then click in the
model twice, drawing the endpoints of a line.
All objects intersected by this line become selected.
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Click the
Mode option
then click in the
model twice, drawing the endpoints of another line.
All objects intersected by this line become selected and are added to the existing selection set.
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Click the
Mode options
and
then click in the
model twice using a left-right direction, drawing the corners of a rectangular
range block.
The existing selection set is replaced by a new one, which consists of all objects inside the boundaries of the range block.
Whenever a selection set is made, an additional group of Select Tool icons appear in the 3D View. These allow you to manipulate the selection set.
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Click
Isolate Selected.
The display of all objects except the objects in the selection set is turned off.
The bottom of the 3D View has a toolbar with several tools that work with the Select Tool.
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Click
Clear Hide/Isolate/Emphasize.
The isolated view is cleared, and the view is redrawn. The hidden objects are again displayed.
-
Select
.
This will set the "Selection Scope", which affects how objects are selected based on their hierarchy in the digital twin.
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Click the
Mode options
and
then click on an
object.
The existing selection set is replaced by a new one that consists of all objects who are members of the top assembly of which the selected object is a member.