| Any geometry | line: line plane: plane (origin in COG) axis system: axis system circle, cylinder, cone: line (axis) sphere: center curve, surface, volume: picking point All of the above selections are possible |
| Point only | point: point Only points can be selected. Notice that when switching from Design mode to Visualization mode, some points (vertex) are no longer selectable (nor highlighted). To select those points (edge limits), you will have to use the Characteristic points option. |
| Line only | line: line circle, cylinder, cone: line (axis) Only straight edges.axis can be selected. |
| Plane only | plane: plane (origin in COG) circle: plane containing the circle Only planar surfaces can be selected. Notice that the plane representation displayed during pre-selecteion is now centered on the center of gravity. |
| Characteristics points | point: point line, circle, curve: start, middle, or endpoint (whichever is closest to picking point) plane: COG axis system: origin sphere: center On curves (lines, circles and curves), you could want to select the mid-point or the extremity points. The pre-selected point is the closest point to the picking point. |
| Arc center | circle: center The center of the arc is selected. |
| Picking point | All geometry types: point The point in the geometry under the mouse pointer is selected. |
| Picking axis | line: Z-axis plane, cylinder, cone, sphere, surface, volume: Z-axis normal at picking point axis system, circle, curve: Z-axis tangent at picking point An axis is built, with the picking point as origin, and the normal of the picked face or the tangent of the picked edge as Z-axis. |