A new selection mode (Add) is now available. In this mode, all picked objects are added to the selection. Already picked objects remain picked.

In the new Preferences > Selection Options window, this mode can be mapped to any of the mouse buttons.

Below is a description of the different selection modes. Any one of these modes can be assigned to any of the three mouse buttons through the Selection Options window.

Toggle

Picking an unselected object selects it. Picking a selected object deselects it. This is the default for the .

Add

Picking an unselected object selects it. Picking an already selected object has no effect. In other words, this mode can only add to the selection list, never remove from it. This is the default for the .

This mode is useful for composing a collection of objects to be used for a variety of operations including grouping, assigning materials and transforming.

Unpick

Picking a selected object deselects it. Picking a deselected object has no effect. In other words, this mode can only remove from the selection list, never add to it. This is the default for the

Pick

Only the objects you pick are selected. Everything else is deselected. Clicking in empty space deselects everything. This mode is useful when picking controls for direct manipulation as we only want one control to be picked at a time.

The selection mode assigned to a mouse button also applies when using a selection box, as well as when using the lasso option in Pick > Point Types > CV ❒ or Pick > Edit Point.