Making selections

To be able to execute actions with objects, you need to select them. Such actions include, among others, moving, deleting, copying, hiding, showing, making transformations, editing object properties, and setting styles. Depending on the type of the active drawing, you can select the following objects and dimensions:

• Points
• Lines (including the constructional lines of rectangles and regular polygons)
• Axes
• Arcs
• Circles
• Ellipses
• Elliptical arcs
• Features: fillets and chamfers
• Bézier curves
• Text
• Fills
• Images
• Layout parts
• Layout sheets
• Dimensions
• Design frames
• Print drawing parts
• 3D Presenter drawing sides

Notes

• You cannot select the coordinate axes.
• When in the graphical area you point to two or more objects which either overlap (partially or fully) or are indistinct on the screen, initially the object that is nearest to the pointer is highlighted. The highlight is cancelled immediately and is followed by the appearance of the Multiple objects indicator next to the mouse pointer. A click displays a list of the overlapping or closely situated objects and dimensions. To select the one you want, click it. To view more clearly nonoverlapping objects that appear indistinct on the screen, use zooming.