Autodesk 663B1-05A111-1001 User Guide - Page 35

2 | Selecting How do I? > Select only certain types of objects or components (selection masks) To limit selections, you select which types of objects or components you can and can't select. This is called the selection mask. To... Do this... Switch between selecting objects and components. Use the Select by object type and the Select by component type icons in the Status Line (toolbar). The icons available in the selection mask depend on whether you are in object or component selection mode. Turn a object/component type on or off in the selection mask. Click the type icon in the selection mask area of the Status Line (toolbar). When an icon is depressed, that type is selectable. Set the selection mask to all types. Press the left mouse button on the pop-up menu icon to the left of the selection mask and select All Objects/Components On. Clear the selection mask. Press the left mouse button on the pop-up menu icon to the left of the selection mask and select All Objects/Components Off. When all types are off, you cannot select anything. Make sure to turn at least one type on again if you want to select. Set the selection mask to a preset combination of objects and components based on workflow. If the area to the left of the selection mode icons on the Status Line (toolbar) is hidden, click the bar to expand it. Click the bar to expand Press the left mouse button on the pop-up menu icon and select a workflow. The selection mask is set to objects and components related to that workflow. Related topics ™ "Select objects or components" on page 33 ™ "Status line (toolbar)" on page 179 Basics 35