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Click the arrow beneath the
Select tool
and click Using Lasso, or click and hold in the Design
window to activate the radial menu and then select
Lasso.
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(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.
- Start drawing a shape in the Design window. Click and hold the left mouse
button at the spot where you want to start drawing the shape.
- Hold the mouse button and draw a shape in the Design window.
You
can make multiple loops, like drawing a figure 8.
- Release the mouse button to complete the shape.
The shape will be
closed by a straight line between your starting and ending points when you
release the mouse button.
Everything except inserted images is
selected when you release the mouse button.
Note: You can activate Lasso mode by holding the Alt key while
the Select tool is active. This hotkey only works when you are using the Select
tool, and not when another tool is active.
