Selecting Items in the 3D Modeler Window   

Selecting Faces

If the modeler is in face selection mode, click an object face in the view window to select it. To select multiple faces, hold the CTRL key as you click the faces. You also have the option to create face lists, which define a list of object faces, or you can make face selections from a Face ID list in the Select Multi mode.

When the mouse hovers over a face in the view window, that face is highlighted, which indicates that it will be selected when you click. Selected faces become the color specified under the Display tab of the Modeler Options dialog box. All other objects and faces become relatively transparent.

You can also use the By Face dialog to select from a list of faces associated with an object:

1. To use the dialog, no objects should be selected to start.

2. Click Edit>Select>By Face or in the toolbar, select Face or Multi from the drop-down menu to the right of the icon, and click the icon.

This displays the By Face dialog. This contains a list of the available objects.

3. Select an object in the Object Name list.

The Face ID list is then populated with the faces in that object.

4. Selecting a face ID from the list highlights the face in the 3D window. Use Ctrl-click to select additional faces, or shift-click to select a range of faces.

Related Topics

Selecting All Faces of an Object

Selecting the Face or Object Behind

Selecting Faces by Name

Selecting Faces by Plane

Creating a Face List

Face Selection Toolbar Icons

Select Edges.

Select Vertices.

Select Multi (a mode for selecting objects, faces, edges or vertices)