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The direct selection on the model is the best way to select geometric entities if you do not

know their names.

In some cases, when the bounding boxes of two or more geometry entities overlap, more

than one entity is found by a select operation. In those cases, there are three possibilities to

choose the right entity:

1.

Repeated clicks on the same position will cycle through all selectable entities

2.

Right click on the model and choosing a geometric entity from the context menu.

3.

Drag with the left mouse button some models away from their original position to get

better access to the geometry entities you want to select.

20.1

Selection filter

On the upper-left corner of the model viewing area, you can find six buttons for filtering the

selection of specific geometric entities.

From the left to the right following filters are available:

1.

Model filter (select only models)

2.

References filter (select only references)

3.

Nodal set filter (select only nodal sets)

4.

Surface filter (select only surfaces)

5.

Curve filter (select only curves)

6.

Point filter (select only points)

The behavior of the selection filter in the toolbar is additive. This means, that you must

explicitly activate and deactivate each filter option manually.

Another way of changing the selection filter is to show a context menu by a right click on the

3D area. The context menu also shows the corresponding key shortcuts.

The behavior of the selection filter in the context menu is exclusive. This means, that

activating a filter option, will automatically deactivate all other filter options. Nevertheless, if

you hold down the CTRL key while choosing a filter option, the filter will behave additive.

20.2

The find function

In some cases, you want to select some geometry items that have a specific name. Instead of

selecting the items one by one, you can use the Find function from the context menu or by

pressing CTRL+F in the model tree: