Selecting Several Objects

  1. If you are selecting objects in the Modeler window make sure that the modeler is in object selection mode by pressing the O shortcut key. You can always select objects in the History Tree.
  2. Select several objects in one of the following ways:
    • Hold down Ctrl and click the objects in the Modeler window that you want to select.
    • Hold down Ctrl and click the object names in the History Tree that you want to select.
    • In the History Tree, select a range of objects by first clicking one object to select it, and then Shift+click to extend the selection of visible items.
    • In the History Tree, under Lists, select AllObjects, which is an automatically created list of all model objects.
    • From the menu bar, click Edit> Select All to select all objects that were drawn in the active Modeler window, including objects that are not currently visible.
    • Press Ctrl+A or, from the menu bar, click Edit> Select All Visible to select all visible objects in the active Modeler window.
    • From the menu bar, click Edit> Select Objects> or right-click in the Model window and go to the Select Objects> submenu. Then, choose a command from the submenu suitable for the objects you want to select:

      Select Objects submneu expanded, All Model Objects highlighted.

    • Right-click a History Tree icon for Model, Group, object, category (such as Solid or Sheet), or material to perform context-sensitive selections. See Select Objects in the History Tree.

To deselect all objects, do one of the following: