Selection Controls

Parts present in the scene can be selected directly from the viewport.

To select parts, use the following controls:

Single-click selection

Combinations	Description
Left-click	Select / Replace occurrences
CTRL Key + Left-click	Add / Remove from the current selection
SHIFT Key + Left-click	Remove from the selection

Area selection

An Area selection is when the user draws a selection rectangle (mouse drag) in the viewport.

Use the following controls to select parts with Area selection:

Combinations	Description
Left-click + Selection area	Select only occurrences visible from the camera view and crossed by the selection rectangle
CTRL Key + SHIFT Key + Left-click + Selection area	Add to the current selection only occurrences visible from the camera view and crossed by the selection rectangle
SHIFT Key + Left-click + Selection area	Remove from the current selection only occurrences visible from the camera view and crossed by the selection rectangle
Right-click + Selection area	Select all occurrences from the scene crossed by the selection rectangle ("in-depth" selection)
CTRL Key + SHIFT Key + Right-click + Selection area	Add to the current selection all occurrences from the scene crossed by the selection rectangle ("in-depth" selection)
SHIFT Key + Right-click + Selection area	Remove from the current selection all occurrences from the scene crossed by the selection rectangle ("in-depth" selection)

Warning

"In-depth" selection with the Mouse Right-Click will select all the parts comprised in the selection rectangle, including occluded parts (meaning entirely hidden by other parts). Contrary to selection with the Mouse Left-Click that will not select occluded parts.

Note

All parts crossed by the selection rectangle will be selected: they do not need to be entirely in the rectangle to be selected (one pixel is enough).