Selection
| To do this |
Press |
| Window select |
Left Mouse Drag |
| Append selection |
Ctrl + Left Mouse Click |
| Deselect |
Shift + Left Mouse Click |
| Select displayed |
Ctrl + A |
| Select all |
Ctrl + Shift + A |
| Select adjacent |
Ctrl + J |
| Select attached |
Ctrl + T |
| Select similar (based on type and config if applicable) |
Ctrl + M |
| Reverse selection |
Ctrl + R |
| Save selection |
Ctrl + W |
| Retrieve selection |
Ctrl + Shift + W |
| Advanced selection |
"." |
| Quick selection |
Alt + Left Mouse Click |
| Quick selection menu |
"," |
| Selection search (Entity Editor only) |
"/" |
| Adjust feature angle when selecting elements By Face or By Edge |
Alt + Scroll |
| Edit |
Double Mouse Click |
| Suspend snaps |
Alt |
| Clear active selector |
Backspace |
| Clear all guide bar selectors |
Esc |
| Quick Selection Menu |
"," |
Entity Selector
| To do this |
Press |
| Set to components/connectors |
C |
| Set to elements |
E |
| Set to laminates/lines/loads |
L |
| Set to materials |
M |
| Set to nodes |
N |
| Set to plies/points/properties |
P |
| Set to solids/surfaces/systems |
S |
| Set to attachments |
T |
| Set to all |
Esc + Esc |
Tip: For entity types that have
the same first letter (solids, surfaces), continually press the keyboard shortcut to
alternate between entity types.