Selecting Edges

If the modeler is in edge selection mode, simply click an object's edge in the view window and it will be selected. The edge is rendered as nearly opaque using the default Select color. All other objects become relatively transparent.

Object with all edges opacity lowered except for selected edge.

When the mouse hovers over an edge in the view window, that edge is highlighted, which indicates that it will be selected when you click.

Switch to edge selection mode using one of the following methods:

From the menu bar, click Edit> Selection Mode> Edges.
Right-click in the Modeler window and click Selection Mode> Edges.
With the Modeler window active, press the E shortcut key.
On the Draw or Model ribbon tabx, choose Edge from the Select drop-down menu.

Selecting an edge enables the following commands in the menu bar's Edit> Extend Selection>...submenu and the Extend Selection>... submenu that appears when you right-click in the Modeler window.

Extend Selection submenu, Select Connected Vertices option highlighted.

You can use these commands to modify the current selection.

All Object Edges
Select Connected Vertices
Select Connected Edges
Select Connected Faces
Select Edge Chain

You can also select multiple edges by holding the Ctrl key as you click additional edges.

Related Topics:

Moving Edges Along the Normal

Selecting All Faces of an Object

Selecting the Face or Object Behind

Selecting Faces by Name

Selecting Faces by Plane

Creating a Face List

Select Edges

Select Vertices

Select Multi (a mode for selecting a mixture or objects, faces, edges, or vertices)