Selection in the 3D View

Left-click on a part of a model in the 3D view to select it.

Selection in the 3D view is set to Auto selection by default. Auto selection cycles through the available selection type each time you left-click on a model in the 3D view.

The selection type is specified at the following locations:
  • Tools tab, in the Selection group
  • Status bar
Tip:
  • Press Ctrl+A to select all entities (edge, wire, face or region) of the same type in the collection1.
  • Press Ctrl+Shift+A to select all entities (edge, wire, face or region) of the same type in the model.
1 For example, in the model tree, a collection can be geometry, meshes, ports, meshing rules, cutplanes and solution settings. In the details tree, a collection can be wires, edges, faces and regions.