Selecting Objects by Painting

  1. Click the arrow beneath the Select tool and click Using Paint, or click and hold in the Design window to activate the radial menu and then select Paint.
  2. (Optional) Use the Selection Filter in the status bar to change the type of objects that will be selected.
    The Smart option is enabled by default and whenever you switch to another tool. Select Smart to select the highest checked item in the list that is found in the boxed, lassoed, or painted area. Drawing a box or freeform shape selects objects in the following order:

    • In a Design Window: Body, Face, Edge, Sketch, Annotation, Plane, Axis, Point

    • In a Drawing Window: Annotation, Sketch, Body, Face, Edge, Plane, Axis, Point

    Deselect Smart to select all the selected object types. Click to select or clear the types of objects you want to select.
  3. Click the first object you want to select and hold the mouse button.
  4. Drag the mouse onto adjacent faces or edges that you want to add to the selection.
    The objects that will be selected are highlighted as you move over them with the mouse.
    If you hold Ctrl you can move the mouse over an object without selecting it, or move the mouse over a selected object to deselect it.
  5. Release the mouse button to complete the selection.
    The objects are selected when you release the mouse button.