Volume Select
In an assembly, you can select components based on a temporary volume
that you define.
To select components using Volume Select:
Click the down arrow on Select
(Standard toolbar) and choose Volume
Select.
Drag to define a rectangle:
The rectangle is drawn on a plane parallel
to the plane of your computer screen. By default, the plane passes through
the origin of the assembly. You can control the location of the plane
by pre-selecting items. If you pre-select:
A vertex: The plane passes through the vertex.
An edge or non-planar face: The plane intersects
the edge or face at a location nearest to the origin.
A planar face or reference plane: The rectangle
is drawn on that plane, and the display changes to be normal to that plane.
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Release the mouse button.
Drag handles appear on the rectangle.
To expand the volume, click a handle, move the
pointer, and then click again to release the handle.
As the volume changes, components are dynamically
selected.
Press Esc
or initiate any command that is available after a multiple-component selection.
Related Topics
Selecting
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