Selecting Objects Similar to the Currently Selected Object

  1. Select any object.
  2. Click the Selection tab to display the Selection panel.
    The Selection tab is initially located at the bottom of the Structure panel.
  3. (Optional) Select the Search all bodies option to search all bodies in the active component.
    The following selection categories can be selected on more than one body:

    • Edges: Same length, Same length with same orientation, Equal or smaller radius hole.

    • Faces: Equal rounds, Equal or smaller rounds, Equal or smaller chamfer, Equal or smaller hole, Same area, Same place, Equal radius cylinder.

  4. (Optional) Select a category from the drop-down list to show only those objects with the selected relationship.
    Select All Types to display all the geometry related to your selection.
    After selecting objects with the selected relationship, you can also search a second time to select objects based on another applicable category.
  5. (Optional) If you disable Automatically calculate power selection results in the Selection options page of SpaceClaim Options, then you must click to search for related objects in your design. Otherwise, the search results are automatically displayed.
    Related objects are displayed in the main area of the panel. Hover over the objects in the list to highlight those objects in the Design window.
  6. (Optional) Set the Power Selection Relative Tolerance in the Selection options page of SpaceClaim Options to find items within a tolerance of the target size.
  7. (Optional) Click a blue link to change that parameter in the search.
  8. Click any number of the related objects in the list to add them to the current selection.
    You can Ctrl+click to select multiple objects.