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Particle Lets you select particles by clicking them or dragging a region.
Event Lets you select particles by event. At this level, you can select all
particles in one or more events by highlighting the event(s) in the
Select By
Event list
on page 2834, or in the viewports with standard selection methods.
To convert a selection from the Event level to the Particle level for use with
the Delete operator or Split Selected test, use
Get From Event Level on page
2834.
Selected particles appear in the viewports in red (if not geometry), in the form
designated by the
Display operator > Selected setting on page 2946.
Select by Particle ID group
Each particle has a unique ID number, starting with 1 for the first particle and
counting up. Use these controls to select and deselect particles by their ID
numbers. Available only at the Particle selection level.
TIP You can display particle IDs in the viewports by turning on Display operator
> Show Particle IDs.
ID Use this to set the ID number of the particle you want to select. You can
set only one number at a time.
Add After setting the ID number of a particle to select, click Add to add it to
the selection. By default, selecting a particle doesn't deselect any others.
Remove After setting the ID number of a particle to deselect, click Remove
to remove it from the selection.
Clear Selection When on, clicking Add to select a particle deselects all other
particles.
Get From Event Level Click to convert an Event-level selection to the Particle
level. Available only at the Particle level.
Select By Event This list shows all events in Particle Flow, and highlights
selected events. To select all of an event's particles, click its list entry, or use
standard viewport-selection methods.
# Particles Selected Shows the number of selected particles.
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