Select objects
Select objects for further processing by commands.
Select all objects
![Not on toolbars.](../image/general/_no_toolbar_button.png)
Select
Select objects.
![Toolbar: Select | Standard](../image/command_icons/selall.png)
SelAll
Select all objects.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selnone.png)
SelNone
Deselect all objects.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selsmall.png)
SelSmall
Select all objects smaller than a specified size.
![Toolbar: Geometry Fix | Select | Select Points | STL Tools | Visibility](../image/command_icons/invert.png)
Invert
Deselect all selected objects and select all previously unselected objects.
![Toolbars: Analyze | Diagnostics | Geometry Fix](../image/command_icons/selbadobjects.png)
SelBadObjects
Select all objects that do not pass Check.
Select with enclosure
![Not on toolbars.](../image/general/_no_toolbar_button.png)
SelCrossing
Select with a crossing window.
![Not on toolbars.](../image/general/_no_toolbar_button.png)
SelWindow
Select with an enclosing window.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selfence.png)
SelFence
Select a using a crossing sketched polyline.
![Toolbar: Organic | Select Points | Select](../image/command_icons/lasso.png)
Lasso
Select objects by drawing a freehand shape.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selboundary.png)
SelBoundary
Select objects within an existing closed curve.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selcircular.png)
SelCircular
Draw a circle to select objects.
![Not on toolbars.](../image/general/_no_toolbar_button.png)
SelVolumePipe
Select objects inside, outside, or crossing a pipe-shaped volume.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selvolumesphere.png)
SelVolumeSphere
Select objects inside, outside, or crossing a spherical volume.
Brush select
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selbrush.png)
SelBrush
Drag the mouse like a brush stroke to select objects.
![Toolbar: Select Points](../image/command_icons/selbrushpoints.png)
SelBrushPoints
Drag mouse like a brush stroke to select points and control points.
Select annotation objects
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/seldim.png)
SelDim
Select all dimensions.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selannotationstyle.png)
SelAnnotationStyle
Select annotation objects of a specified style.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/seldot.png)
SelDot
Select all annotation dots.
![Not on toolbars.](../image/general/_no_toolbar_button.png)
SelLeader
Select all leaders.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/seltext_rt.png)
SelText
Select all text.
Select curves and points
![Toolbar: Select | Select Curves](../image/command_icons/selcrv.png)
SelCrv
Select all curves.
![Toolbar: Select Curves](../image/command_icons/selclosedcrv.png)
SelClosedCrv
Select all closed curves.
![Toolbar: Select Curves](../image/command_icons/selopencrv.png)
SelOpenCrv
Select all open curves.
![Toolbar: Select Curves](../image/command_icons/selshortcrv.png)
SelShortCrv
Select all curves shorter than a specified length.
![Toolbar: Select Curves](../image/command_icons/selpolyline.png)
SelPolyline
Select all polylines.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selpt.png)
SelPt
Select all point objects, control points, edit points, and solid points.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selptcloud.png)
SelPtCloud
Select all point cloud objects.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selchain.png)
SelChain
Select curve or surface edges that touch end-to-end.
Select control points
![Toolbar: Select Points](../image/command_icons/selu.png)
SelU
Select all connected control points in the u direction.
![Toolbar: Select Points](../image/command_icons/nextu.png)
NextU
Select the control point in the positive u direction.
![Toolbar: Select Points](../image/command_icons/prevu_rt.png)
PrevU
Select the control point in the negative u direction.
![Toolbar: Select Points](../image/command_icons/addnextu.png)
AddNextU
Add the next control point in the u direction to the selection.
![Toolbar: Select Points](../image/command_icons/addprevu_rt.png)
AddPrevU
Add the previous control point in the u direction to the selection.
![Toolbar: Select Points](../image/command_icons/selv.png)
SelV
Select all connected control points in v direction.
![Toolbar: Select Points](../image/command_icons/nextv.png)
NextV
Select the control point in the positive v direction.
![Toolbar: Select Points](../image/command_icons/prevv_rt.png)
PrevV
Select the control point in the negative v direction.
![Toolbar: Select Points](../image/command_icons/addnextv.png)
AddNextV
Add the next control point in the v direction to the selection.
![Toolbar: Select Points](../image/command_icons/addprevv_rt.png)
AddPrevV
Add the previous control point in the v direction to the selection.
![Toolbar: Select Points](../image/command_icons/seluv.png)
SelUV
Select connected control points in the u and v directions.
![Toolbar: Select Points](../image/command_icons/selconnected.png)
SelConnected
Select adjacent control points.
Select meshes
![Toolbar: Select | Select Meshes](../image/command_icons/selmesh.png)
SelMesh
Select all mesh objects.
![Toolbar: Select Meshes](../image/command_icons/selclosedmesh.png)
SelClosedMesh
Select all closed mesh objects.
![](../image/command_icons/seledgeloop.png)
SelEdgeLoop
Selects a loop of mesh/SubD edges by picking an edge in the loop.
![](../image/command_icons/seledgering.png)
SelEdgeRing
Selects a ring of mesh/SubD edges by picking an edge in the ring.
![](../image/command_icons/selfaceloop.png)
SelFaceLoop
Selects a loop of mesh/SubD faces by picking an edge between any two faces in the loop.
![Toolbar: STL Tools](../image/command_icons/selnakedmeshedgept.png)
SelNakedMeshEdgePt
Select unwelded vertices on mesh edges.
![Toolbar: Select Meshes](../image/command_icons/selopenmesh.png)
SelOpenMesh
Select all open mesh objects.
![Not on toolbars.](../image/general/_no_toolbar_button.png)
SelMeshEdges
Select edges from the parent mesh determined by an angle between mesh face normals.
![Not on toolbars.](../image/general/_no_toolbar_button.png)
SelMeshPart
Select all mesh faces radiating out from the selected face to naked or unwelded edges in the parent mesh object.
![Toolbar: STL Tools](../image/command_icons/selnakedmeshedgept.png)
SelNakedMeshEdgePt
Select unwelded vertices on mesh edges.
Select surfaces
![Toolbar: Select Surfaces](../image/command_icons/selclosedsrf.png)
SelClosedSrf
Select all closed surfaces.
![Toolbar: Select Surfaces](../image/command_icons/selopensrf.png)
SelOpenSrf
Select all open surfaces.
![Toolbar: Select | Select Surfaces](../image/command_icons/selsrf.png)
SelSrf
Select all surfaces.
![Toolbar: Select Surfaces](../image/command_icons/seltrimmedsrf.png)
SelTrimmedSrf
Select all trimmed surfaces.
![Toolbar: Select Surfaces](../image/command_icons/seluntrimmedsrf.png)
SelUntrimmedSrf
Select all untrimmed surfaces.
Select polysurfaces
![Toolbar: Select | Select Polysurfaces](../image/command_icons/selpolysrf.png)
SelPolysrf
Select all polysurfaces.
![Toolbar: Select Polysurfaces](../image/command_icons/selclosedpolysrf.png)
SelClosedPolysrf
Select all closed polysurfaces.
![Toolbar: Edge Tools | Select Polysurfaces](../image/command_icons/selopenpolysrf.png)
SelOpenPolysrf
Select all open polysurfaces.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selnonmanifold.png)
SelNonManifold
Select non-manifold objects.
Select miscellaneous object types
![Not on toolbars.](../image/general/_no_toolbar_button.png)
SelNamedViewWidget
Select all Named View widget objects.
![Toolbar:](../image/command_icons/selclippingplane.png)
SelClippingPlane
Select all clipping planes.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selhatch.png)
SelHatch
Select hatch objects.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/sellight.png)
SelLight
Select all lights.
![Not on toolbars.](../image/general/_no_toolbar_button.png)
SelMappingWidget
Select all texture mapping widgets.
Select by object property
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selcolor.png)
SelColor
Selects all objects of a specified display color or material diffuse color depending on the display mode of the active viewport.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selgroup.png)
SelGroup
Select a group by name.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selid.png)
SelID
Select objects by object ID number.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/sellayer.png)
SelLayer
Select all objects on a layer.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/sellayernumber_rt.png)
SelLayerNumber
Select objects by layer number.
![Not on toolbars.](../image/general/_no_toolbar_button.png)
SelMaterialName
Selects objects/sub-objects with the same render material name.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selname.png)
SelName
Select objects by name.
![Not on toolbars.](../image/general/_no_toolbar_button.png)
SelRenderColor
Select objects by their render color.
Select cage objects
![Toolbar: Cage](../image/command_icons/selcontrols.png)
SelControls
Select all cage controls.
![Toolbar: Cage](../image/command_icons/selcaptives.png)
SelCaptives
Select captive objects of a specified cage controls.
Select objects with history
![Toolbar: History | Select | Select History](../image/command_icons/selobjectswithhistory.png)
SelObjectsWithHistory
Select objects that have history.
![Toolbar: History | Select History](../image/command_icons/selchildren.png)
SelChildren
Select children of specified parents.
![Toolbar: History | Select History](../image/command_icons/selparents.png)
SelParents
Select parents of specified children.
Select duplicates
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/seldup.png)
SelDup
Select geometrically identical objects.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/seldupall_rt.png)
SelDupAll
Select all visible geometrically identical objects.
Select by action order
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/sellast.png)
SelLast
Select the last changed objects.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selprev.png)
SelPrev
Re-select the previous selection set.
See also
![Toolbar: Select Meshes | Select Polysurfaces | Select Surfaces](../image/command_icons/selvisible.png)
SelVisible
Select all surfaces or meshes that are in front of other objects with a crossing selection.
![Toolbar: Select](../image/command_icons/selectionfilter.png)
SelectionFilter
Restrict a selection mode to specified object types.
Selection Menu
Manage dialog placement, height, and appearance; highlight display and appearance.