Std BoxElementSelection

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Std BoxElementSelection

Menu location
Edit → Box element selection
Workbenches
All
Default shortcut
Shift+E
Introduced in version
-
See also
Std BoxSelection, Std SelectAll

Description

The Std BoxElementSelection command selects faces from a user defined rectangular area, a box, in the 3D view.

Usage

  1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Select the Edit → Box element selection option from the menu.
    • Use the keyboard shortcut: Shift+E.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Drag a rectangle from left to right to select faces whose geometric center lies inside the rectangle.
    • Drag a rectangle from right to left to select faces whose bounding box is (partially) inside the rectangle, or touches it.

Notes