NoteIf you cannot select
objects, you may be in presentation mode. Press Tab to
get back to edit mode.
Select individual objects
- To select an object, click it with the left
mouse button.
- To select multiple objects, hold down
the Shift key
as you click on them.
Select all visible objects
Choose Select
> Select All Visible (Ctrl + K).
All visible objects will
be selected, but not hidden objects or hidden alternatives.
Select all objects in a scene (including
hidden objects and alternatives)
Choose Select
> Select All (Ctrl + A).
Notes and tips:
- A message may appear warning that hidden
items and/or hidden alternatives were included in the selection.
- To deselect
everything that is hidden, use Select > Deselect
hidden (Ctrl+Shift+K).
- To show the hidden items,
use Select > Un-hide all (Ctrl+J).
(Note that hidden alternatives can only be displayed from the alternatives
interface.)
- To un-hide any selected objects, use Select
> Un-hide Selected (Ctrl+Shift+J).
Deselect objects
- To deselect all objects, select Select
> Deselect All (Ctrl + Shift + A), or click
on a place in the scene where there are no objects.
- To remove one object from a number of
selected objects, hold down the Ctrl key as you click on
it.
- To deselect hidden objects, use Select
> Deselect hidden (Ctrl+Shift+K).
Draw a selection box around objects
Click and drag until
a rectangle surrounds the objects you want to select.
When you lift the stylus,
all objects within the rectangle are picked, including objects under
other objects and any objects only partially contained in the rectangle.
Swap the selection of hidden and visible
objects
To make sure that a particular object is not
selected, or to make sure that nothing is selected except for that
object, you can swap the selection of hidden and visible objects:
- Choose Select > Swap Hidden
and Visible.
Select parents (hierarchies) of objects
To select parent
objects (hierarchies) of an object:
- Click and hold the right mouse button
over the object.
A menu appears.
- From the menu, you can choose to select:
- All objects sharing the same material.
- The object itself.
- Parent objects (that is, the object it
belongs to, the object containing that object, and so on).
- Any folders in the Organizer that contain
the object.
As you drag the cursor
over the menu, you will see each item highlight as the cursor moves
over it.
NoteYou can also select
AliasStudio layers from this right mouse button menu, if they are
available for the object that is clicked over.
- Select the menu choice for the objects
or groups of objects you want.
Select objects behind objects
To
select an object you can see behind another transparent object (for
example, a steering wheel behind a windshield):
- Click and hold the right mouse button
over the object.
- Use the Objects Behind submenu
to select from a list of the objects behind the selected object.
Select objects assigned to a particular
material
- Click and hold the right mouse button over
one of these objects assigned with a particular material.
- From the menu that appears, select All
objects with this material.
Or, to select all objects
with that material type (that is, paint, metal, etc.), select All objects
with this material type.
Select objects in a particular alternative
Select objects assigned to a turntable
- Press B (or select Behavior
> Behaviors).
- Press and hold the right mouse button
over the desired turntable animation.
- Select the menu choice Select
Contents to select all objects associated with the turntable
animation (or, choose Select Visible Contents to
not select hidden objects).
All objects associated
with the turntable animation are selected.
Organize objects for quick selection
Choose Select
> Organizer (or press the O key)
to include objects in views or folders so they can be quickly selected.
See
Reorganize objects in the Organizer.
Change the selection style
You can change the default
animated blue selection grid to a stationary white, black, or blue
wireframe. (Use a color that contrasts best with the materials and
environment in your scene.)
- Select Options > Selection
Display Style and select the display style you want from the
menu.