About Selecting Objects and Subobjects Using Sculpt Panel Options

Prerequisites

Before starting selection, verify whether the appropriate object selection mode and filters are selected. You can choose the settings in the Sculpt panel or in the mouse menu. In the Sculpt panel, object selection filters are to the left and subobject selection filters to the right of the object/subobject toggle .

Note: Trimmed Elements Filter and

, Natural Elements Filter

are secondary object filters to be used in combination with Curves

and Surfaces

filters.

Ctrl + Alt + click to activate the mouse menu. The options available depend on the object selection mode selected:


Object Selection Mode	Subobject Selection Mode

Toggling Behavior

By default, object selection is enabled and the Transform options are disabled. The status change behavior of the sections in the Sculpt panel depends on which options are selected:

Switching from object to subobject mode enables the Transform section.
Enabling Controls section switches to subobject mode and enables the Transform section.
Switching to object mode disables the Transform section.

Selection Workflow

In ICEM Design Experience, two workflows are possible:

Selection → action workflow, introduced in ICEM Design Experience.
You first select entities and then activate the command. The system analyses internally the selected entities and carries out the command according to the selection. In addition, the corresponding command panel opens and offers you the possibility to edit the temporary result before confirming it with OK.

Note: The result is computed only if you select admissible objects for the activated command. If you select inadmissible objects, an error message is displayed indicating the required object type.
Action → selection workflow, known from other apps.
You first activate the command action bar and then select the entities to be used for creating objects or objects to be modified.

Selection Methods Using the Mouse and Function Keys

For both object and subobject selection, you can use three methods:

Pick

Click an object.

Trace

Ctrl + click and drag a trace over the entities to select.

Trap

Ctrl + middle-click and drag a rectangle over the entities to select.

From left to right: Inside mode.
Selects only entities completely included in the rectangle.
From right to left: No Outside mode.
Selects all entities intersecting the rectangle. The rectangle is in blue color.

Toggle Trace <-> Trap

Ctrl + right-click and drag the pointer over the entities to select with the last used method.

Tips:

Ctrl-click a selected entity to cancel the selection.
Keep the Ctrl key pressed to add entities to the selection.
Release the Ctrl key to restart the trap selection with Ctrl. The previously selected entities are cleared.
Use shortcut keys to select entities of a specified type. For the shortcut key list, see Keyboard Shortcuts.

Display

Pre-highlight

Before ending the selection by pressing the left mouse button (Pick) or releasing it (Trace and Trap), a pre-highlight gives a selection preview.


Pre-highlight Curve	Pre-highlight Surface	Pre-highlight Control Point Row

Highlight

Selected entities are highlighted after ending the selection.


Highlight Curve	Highlight Surface	Highlight Control Point Row

Resolving Ambiguities Using the Selection Table

Overlapping entities of different type

If overlapping entities cannot be clearly detected for the selection, the entity of the smaller dimension has priority. A vertex, for example, is preferred over a curve, and a curve is preferred over a surface.

In case of the edges of neighboring surfaces, an arrow in direction of the respective surface indicates the edge to select.

Selection table

If several entities, for example surfaces, lie on top of each other in the view plane, a selection table appears.

You can use mouse buttons and keyboard shortcuts as follows:

Click an entity in the selection table list to select the entity.
Click in the work area or rotate the mouse wheel to switch between the entities in the selection table list.
Middle-click to select the entity and close the selection table.
Right-click to switch the selection table between Show and NoShow mode.
Right-click onto an entity in the list to display the context menu.
Press Enter to confirm the selection and close the selection table.
Press Esc to cancel the selection and close the selection table.

An Auxiliary Viewer displays the selected entity. Click

to show or hide the viewer panel. For more information, see Using Auxiliary Views with the Selection Table.

Important: The selection table behavior and the number of displayed entities depends on the setting of the Selection Behavior and Selection Table Behavior options in Me

> Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Styling > ICEM Design Experience > Selection Options

Click

to extend the path of the selected entity and Shift-click

to reduce the path.

Selection Behavior of Surfaces in Wireframe Display

The selection behavior of surfaces in wireframe display depends on the setting of the Pick through wireframe option in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Styling > ICEM Design Experience > Selection Options.

If selected, surfaces in wireframe display mode are not selected when clicking into the inner surface area. Clicking a surface edge selects the edge.

Tip: You have two possibilities to select a surface in wireframe display mode:

Clear the Curves filter in the Select section of the Sculpt panel.
Press w to clear all object filters except the Surfaces filter and select a surface edge.

Cancel Selection

To cancel the selection all selected entities, do one of the following:

Click into the background.
Press Esc.
Press A.
Click Deselect all elements in the Select area of the Sculpt panel.