Selecting Using the Other Selection... Command

You can display an object's structure in a separate panel to facilitate alternate selections.

  1. From the App Options panel, click Select to enter selection mode.

    To access the App Options panel, from the Tools section of the action bar, select App Options .

  2. In the 3D area, right-click an object, and then select Other Selection....
    The Other Selections panel contains the location of the selected element in the tree and gives the path to the top of the tree.
    Important: You can also navigate up and down the tree inside the Other Selections dialog box using the preselection navigator or keyboard arrows, and select other objects.
  3. In the 3D area, select another object.
    The information displayed on the Other Selections panel is updated accordingly.

    This command also lets you select characteristic elements such as the axis used when a cylindrical part was created.