There are a number of ways to select strokes in the modeling and scene painting views. (You cannot select strokes on the canvas.)
To select strokes in the scene view
- Click the stroke to select it. Drag to marquee-select more than one stroke.
To select only strokes in the scene view
- Click the icon on the .
- Click the down arrow icon on the and select from the pop-up menu.
- Right-click the icon and turn on .
- Select the desired strokes. You can only select .
- To return to the default selection mask, click the down arrow (left-most) icon on the and choose .
For more information about setting and clearing selection masks, see Select only certain types of objects or components (selection masks) in the Basics guide.
To select strokes in the scene painting view
- +click on the stroke to select it. ++click to select additional strokes.
To select strokes by name
- Select a stroke.
- Select Paint Effects > Select Brush/Stroke Names Containing.
- In the text box, type the name of the stroke, for example, daisy.
- Click . The strokes of that name are selected.
To select all strokes in the scene
- In the scene view or the scene painting view, select Edit > Select All by Type > .
Note
Selecting all strokes in the scene also selects hidden strokes.