Selection

Select and deselect entities to modify with other HyperWorks X tools. Selected entities are outlined to indicate their selection state.

Select entities in the following ways:

• Select a single entity by left-clicking.

  
  
  Figure 1.

• Append and remove entities from a selection.
  • Append entities to your selection by holding Ctrl while left-clicking.
  • Remove entities from your selection by holding Shift while left-clicking.

  Figure 2.

• Select multiple entities simultaneously using window selection.
  Change the window selection shape and behavior from the modeling window right-click context menu.
  • For box, circle, or freehand selection, click-and-drag to draw a selection window.
  • For polyline selection, click-and-drag to draw a line, then release the mouse to create an end point. Continue drawing lines, then left-click the start point, middle-mouse-click, or press Enter to close the selection window.

  Figure 3.

• Use the right-click context menu to add to a selection and find additional entities, such as Displayed, Reverse, and Similar. You can also save and retrieve a selection.
• Use the Advanced Selection dialog to filter entities further by selecting a subset of entities based on additional selection methods, such as By Property or By List.
  1. To the right of the entity filter, click .
     The Advanced Selection dialog opens.
  2. Choose a selection method from the drop-down menu then select entities from the list in the dialog or from the modeling window.

  
  
  Figure 4.