Selection Filters help
you
select specific types of items in the graphics area or drawing sheet. For
example, choose the filter for faces so
you can select
only
faces.
To toggle the display of the Selection Filter toolbar:
Click Toggle Selection Filter
Toolbar
(Standard toolbar), or press
F5.
You can use the Selection Filter to select specific elements of a model, such as
sketches, planes, and faces. You can filter sketch segments by selecting only sketch
segments and ignoring dimensions. A sketch segment is a line, arc, ellipse,
parabola, or spline that is part of a
sketch.
These images illustrate the difference between sketch segments and
sketch filters. One image shows that you can select sketch segments only. You cannot
select points, whole sketches, or faces. The other image shows that you can select
complete sketches only. You cannot select faces or segments.
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Sketch segments |
Sketch filters |
The following
tools
on the Selection Filter toolbar
let
you specify the behavior of the Selection
Filter:
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Toggle
Selection Filters |
Turns selected filters on or off.
You can also press F6. |
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Clear
All Filters |
Clears all selected filters.
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Select
All Filters |
Selects all filters. |
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Invert
Selection |
All other items similar to the
selected items (faces, edges, vertices, for example) are selected
and the original selections are canceled. |
The other
tools
on the Selection Filter toolbar are filters. Select the filters to match the items you
want to select in the graphics area.
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Filter
Vertices |
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Filter
Geometric Tolerances |
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Filter
Edges |
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Filter
Notes/Balloons |
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Filter
Faces |
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Filter
Datum Features |
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Filter
Surface Bodies |
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Filter
Weld Symbols |
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Filter
Solid Bodies |
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Filter
Weld Beads |
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Filter
Axes |
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Filter
Datum Targets |
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Filter
Planes |
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Filter
Cosmetic Threads |
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Filter
Sketch Points |
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Filter
Blocks |
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Filter Sketches |
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Filter Dowel Pin Symbols |
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Filter Sketch Segments |
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Filter Connection Points |
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Filter Midpoints |
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Filter Routing Points |
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Filter Center Marks |
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Filter Mesh Facets |
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Filter Centerlines |
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Filter Mesh Facet Edges |
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Filter Dimensions/Hole Callouts |
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Filter Mesh Facet Vertices |
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Filter Surface Finish Symbols |
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Keyboard shortcuts are available for some filters:
Edges |
E |
Faces |
X |
Vertices |
V |
When a Selection Filter is active, the pointer changes to

. When the pointer is near a
filtered item, the pointer includes the icon for that item; for example, a face

.