Selecting Objects

Choose the desired objects using the mouse or keyboard.

Selecting with the mouse

Target	Mouse Operation	Selection
All object	Click	Select the object.
All object	Drag from right to left	Select objects that touch the green selection.
All object	Drag from left to right	Select objects completely contained in the purple selection.

Object specific selection

Mouse Operation	Target	Selection
`Alt` + click	CV Hull	Select CV Hull loops.
`Alt` + click	Edge	Select Edge loops.
`Ctrl + Alt` + click	Edge	Select Edge rings.
`Alt` + click	Curve	Select all Curves on the same plane.
`Alt` + click	Region	Select all Regions on the same plane.
`Alt` + click	Face	Select all related Faces.
`Ctrl + Alt` + click	Face	Select all parallel Faces.
`Ctrl + Alt` + click	Cylindercal Face	Select all parallel cylindrical Faces.
`Alt` + click	Solid/Sheet/Empty	Select all Solid/Sheet/Empty in the group.

Selection Context Menu

Mouse Operation	Target	Selection
`Ctrl + Shift` + click / Left-click + Mouse Wheel	CV	Select CV.
`Ctrl + Shift` + click / Left-click + Mouse Wheel	CV Hull	Select CV Hull loops.
`Ctrl + Shift` + click / Left-click + Mouse Wheel	Edge	Select Edge.
`Ctrl + Shift` + click / Left-click + Mouse Wheel	Curve	Select Curve.
`Ctrl + Shift` + click / Left-click + Mouse Wheel	Face	Select Face.
`Ctrl + Shift` + click / Left-click + Mouse Wheel	Sheet and Solid	Select Sheet and Solid.

Selecting with Shortcuts

Command Name	Shortcut	Note
Select All	`A`	Select all objects.
Deselect All	`Escape`	Deselect all.
Invert Selection	`Alt + A`	Invert selection.
Select Adjacent	`Ctrl + Shift + =`	Select adjacent objects to the currently selected ones.

Selecting with Commands

Command Name	Note
Select All Curves	Select all curves in visible viewport.
Select All Sheets	Select all sheets in visible viewport.
Select All Solids	Select all solids in visible viewport.
Select All Measruments	Select all measurements in visible viewport.

Select from the currently selected objects

Command Name	Shortcut	Note
Selection: Convert to points	`Ctrl + 1`	Select only the Points of the currently selected Curves.
Selection: Convert to edges	`Ctrl + 2`	Select only the Edges of the currently selected Solids, Sheets, Faces, and Regions.
Selection: Convert to faces	`Ctrl + 3`	Select only the Faces of the currently selected Solids and Sheets.
Selection: Convert to solids	`Ctrl + 4`	Select only the Solids or Sheets of the currently selected Faces and Edges.
Selection: Convert to groups	`Ctrl + 5`	Select all objects within the group of the selected objects.

Select the source objects used in the last operation

Command Name	Shortcut	Note
Select Previous Entity Collection	`Ctrl + T`	Select the source objects used in the last operation. Using this feature multiple times selects sources from earlier operations sequentially.
Select Next Entity Collection	`Ctrl+Shift+T`	A counterpart to "Select Previous Entity Collection". Allows for the sequential selection of subsequent source objects.

Selection Mode Shader Mode