When you box select from left to right, only items completely within the
box are selected. When you cross select from right to left, items crossing the box
boundaries are selected, in addition to the items within the box.
When you box select, the box is displayed in solid lines. When you cross select, the box is displayed in dotted lines.
Entities selected with the cross selection include:
- In sketches - sketch entities and dimensions.
- In drawings - sketch entities, dimensions, and annotations
- In assemblies - components
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| Box select (left to right) |
Cross select (right to left) |
Use the
Shift and
Ctrl keys the same way as in Microsoft File Explorer.
- Shift selects everything
within the box whether selected or not.
- Ctrl inverts the current
selection within the box.
- In both cases, any prior selections outside the box remain
unchanged.