Creating a Named Selection

Named selections are used to group geometric entities together. Named selections can consist of primary selections, secondary selections (Alt-select), or a mix of both.

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To create a named selection:

  1. Select any set of geometric entities in your model.
  2. Click in the Status bar to open the Named Selection panel and click Create named selection.
    Alternatively, use the shortcut Ctrl+G.
  3. The new named selection appears in the Named Selections list with a default name. Right-click the default name to rename it.
    You can also sort the list of Named Selections alphabetically in ascending or descending order.
  4. Hover over the named selection to highlight the entities in the named selection and click the named selection to select them.