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78 Chapter 3: Selecting Objects
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Se le ct Ob je cts D i al o g
Main toolbar > Select By Name > Select Objec ts dialog
Edit menu > Select By > Name
Keyboard > H
The Select Objects dialog a l lows you to select
objects by choosing them from a list of all objects
in the scene.
Wa rni ng: The Select By Name button and Select
Objects dialog are context dependent. When one of
the transforms (such as Select and Move or Select and
Manipulate) is active, the dialog lets you choose from all
objects in the scene. But when certain modes are active,
the choices in the dialog are more limited. For example,
when Select and Link is active, th e dialog is entitled
Select Parent, and shows linkable objects but not the
child object already selected. Similarly, if Group > Attach
is active, the dialog lists groups but not solitary objects.
See also
Selection Floater (page 1–79)
Procedure
To sel ect o bject s by n a me :
1.
Do one of the following:
•
Click the S elect By Name button on
the m ain toolbar.
•ChooseEditmenu>SelectBy>Name.
•PressH.
The Select Objects dialog appears. By
default, it lists a ll objects in the scene.
Currently selected objects are hig hli g hted
in the lis t.
2. Chooseoneormoreobjectsinthelist.
Drag, or click and then SHIFT+click to select a
continuous range of objects and CTRL+click to
select noncontinuous objects.
Inthefieldabovethelist,youcantypeaname
to select that object. You can use the asterisk
(*) and the question mark (?) as wildcards to
select multiple names.
3. Click Select.
The selection is made as the dialog disappears.
Interf ace
Selec t Objects list
Objects are listed accord ing to the current Sort
and List Types selections.
All, None, a nd Inver t—These buttons alter the
pattern of select ion in the list window.
Display S ubtree—Displays each item in the list
so that its
hierarchical branch (page 3–1045)
is included (for example, Thigh/Shin/Foot).
Hierarchical branches are indented.
Case S ensitive—When on, 3ds Max considers
the case of the characters for each item in the
list. Upperc ase letters are listed above lowerc ase
letters. In addition, the field above the list becomes
case-sensitive.