Selecting Representations with Selection Filters and Selection Modes

You can use selection filters or selection modes to ease your selection in an assembly with multiple representations.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Open an existing assembly consisting of products, 3D parts and representations.

 

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Use a Selection Filter to Select Representations Only

Representations Selection lets you select only representations. The state of this filter is persistent when you switch to another app within the product structure workshop or when you exit and then reopen the app.

  1. Select an object within a representation.
  2. To deactivate this selection filter, click Representations Selection .

Use a Selection Filter to Avoid Selection of 3D Shapes

3D Shape Not Selectable lets you select only the data inside or outside the 3D shape, but not the 3D shape node in the tree.

  1. Click different objects in the assembly.
  2. To deactivate this selection filter, click 3D Shape Not Selectable .