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Select and deselect entities to modify with other tools. Selected entities are outlined to indicate their selection state.
Entity Selector
Use the entity selector to specify which type of entity you are able to select.

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- Selection
  Select and deselect entities to modify with other tools. Selected entities are outlined to indicate their selection state.
  - Entity Selector
    Use the entity selector to specify which type of entity you are able to select.
  - Select Entities
  - Append and Remove Entities From a Selection
  - Graphical Selection (Idle Mode)
  - Perform Extended Entity Selection
    Use extended entity selection to find, filter, and select subsets of entities. You can also save and retrieve previous selections.
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Entity Selector

Use the entity selector to specify which type of entity you are able to select.

In idle mode, the entity selector limits your selection to a single entity type in the modeling window. For example, if the entity selector is set to Elements, only elements are available for selection. If it is set to Nodes, you can draw a window around the entire model and only the nodes will be selected. After performing a selection, the number of selected entities appears in parenthesis.

The entity selector is located in the top, left corner of the modeling window. Use the drop-down menu to view a list all of the entity types available in your model that can be selected from the modeling window.

Figure 1.

The entity selector does not affect your selection in a browser. You're also able to select multiple entities of different types in a browser.

When working in a panel, the entity selector in the modeling window is disabled and the yellow panel selectors take precedence.

Tip: Use keyboard shortcuts to change the active entity type in the entity selector.