Selecting Objects

In order to perform any action on an object, it must first be selected.  The selected object is indicated by a red outline.  You can have none, one, or multiple objects selected at a given time.

Single Object Selection

In Edit Mode, and object may be selected simply by left clicking on it.  Paint Mode, Wire Mode and Control Mode have a "floating selection".  When there is previously no object selected in a View Window or Child Window, the object under the mouse cursor becomes selected.  Clicking on an object while "floating selection" is in effect does not select the object.  In Control Mode clicking on an object allows you to gesture the object.

Multiple Object Selection

Objects may be selected en-masse by dragging a selection rectangle around them with the mouse.  If you press and hold the mouse button in an empty area of a View Window or Child Window and move the mouse while holding the button down, a selection rectangle will be drawn.  Any objects wholly or partially within the rectangle when you release the mouse button will become selected.

A selection may be augmented by holding the Shift key while selecting additional objects with either the clicking or dragging methods.   This allows you to select multiple objects which are not necessarily adjacent to each other.

The selection state of an object or objects may be toggled by holding the Ctrl key while either clicking on or dragging around the object(s).  Select All can be used to select all objects in the window which has focus.  Not all types of Objects are selectable in all Modes.

Selection Restrictions