Selecting Faces by Plane

To select a face that is aligned with a global plane, use one of the following two methods.

Method 1:

  1. Make sure that the modeler is in face selection mode by pressing the F shortcut key.
  2. In the History Tree, expand the Planes branch and select a plane to display (a global plane, a user-defined plane, or a plane associated with a relative coordinate system).
  3. From the menu bar, click Edit> Extend Selection> Faces on Plane or right-click in the Modeler window and choose Extend Selection> Faces on Plane.

    All faces that lie on the chosen plane are selected.

Method 2:

  1. In the History Tree, expand the Planes branch.
  2. Right-click one of the listed planes (a global plane, a user-defined plane, or a plane associated with a relative coordinate system).
  3. On the shortcut menu, click Faces on Plane.

    History tree, plane Global:XY right-click menu expanded. Faces On Plane option highlighted.

    All faces that lie on the chosen plane are selected.