Selecting Model Parts

You can select model parts from the Model Tree or from the workspace and have them appear highlighted in the Model Tree and on the model. You can also select a model part and have all its identical parts appear highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree.

Select Model Parts from the Workspace

Select a part or parts on the model in the workspace.

Note: To select more than one model part, press the Shift or Control key while selecting.

To select the parent entities of a selected part, press the Shift key and select the part again.

A pop-up appears listing the parent entities of the selected part. Select an entity from the pop-up list.

The selected part or parts appear highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree.

To select a group of parts, from the Edit menu, select Select, then click and drag the mouse around the parts.

The entities within the box are selected and highlighted in the Model Tree.

Note: If the selected entity is hidden in the Model Tree, the Model Tree expands to display the selected entity.

See Selecting Model Parts from the Model Tree

Selecting All Identical Parts of a Model

Select a model part in the workspace or from the Model Tree, then right-click and select Select Identical Parts.

If there are no identical parts found, a message appears indicating “No identical parts found”.

Note: You can also select sub-assemblies and Select Identical Parts to display all identical sub-assemblies.