Select objects
 
 
 
NoteIf you can’t select objects, you may be in presentation mode. Press Tab to get back to edit mode.

Select individual objects

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:

Deselect objects

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 ensure that a particular object is not selected, or to ensure that nothing is selected except for that object, you can swap the selection of hidden and visible objects:

Select parents (hierarchies) of objects

To select parent objects (hierarchies) of an object:

  1. Click and hold the right mouse button over the object.

    A menu appears.

  2. From the menu, you can choose to select:

    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.
  3. 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):

  1. Click and hold the right mouse button over the object.
  2. Use the Objects Behind submenu to select from a list of the objects behind the selected object.

Select objects assigned to a particular material

  1. Click and hold the right mouse button over one of these objects assigned with a particular material.
  2. From the menu that appears, select All objects with this material.

    Or, to select all objects with that material type (that is, car paint, metal, etc.), select All objects with this material type.

Select objects in a particular alternative

Select objects assigned to a turntable

  1. Press B (or select Behavior > Behaviors).
  2. Press and hold the right mouse button over the desired turntable animation.
  3. 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.)

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