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82 Chapter 3: Selecting Objects
Procedure
To select using a fence:
1.
Click the Fence Selection Region button.
2. Drag to dr aw the first seg ment of a polygon,
then release the mouse bu
tton.
A "rubber-band line" is no
w attached to the
cursor, anchored at the point of release.
3. Move the mouse and click to define the next
segment of the fence. You can make as many
stepsasyouwant.
4. To complete the fence, e
ither click the first
point, or double-click.
A pair of cross hairs appears when you’re near
enough to click t he first point. This creates a
closed fence.
Double-clicking crea
tes an open fence, which
can select objects only by the crossing method.
To cancel the selection, right-click before you
release the mouse.
La s so S el ection R egi on
Main toolbar > Lasso S election Regio n (S election Reg ion
flyout)
The L asso Selection method lets you select
multiple objects within a complex or irregular
region with a single mouse action.
The Lasso Selection Region button, available from
the
Selection Region flyout (page 1–80) ,provides
oneoffivemethodsyoucanusetoselectobjects
by region. The other methods are
Rectangular
(page 1–80)
, Circular (page 1–81) , Fence (page
1–81)
,and Paint (p age 1–82) .
You can use Lass o to select either objects t hat are
completely within the selection region (window
method), or objects that are either within or
touched by the selection shape (crossing method).
Toggle between the window and crossing selection
methods by using the
Window/Crossing button
(page 1–88)
on the Main toolbar.
Note: IfyouholddownCTRLwhilespecifying
a region, the affected objects are added to the
current selection. Conversely, if you hold down
ALT while specifying a region, the affected objects
are removed from the current selection.
Procedure
To select using a lasso:
1.
Click the Lasso Selection Region button.
2. Drag to draw a shape around the object(s) that
should be selected,
then release the mouse
button.
Note: To cancel the selection, right-click before
you release the mouse.
Pa int S el ection R egi on
Main toolbar > Paint S election R egion (Selection Region
flyout)
The Paint Select ion method lets you select multiple
objects or sub-objects by dragging the mouse over
them. To change the brush size, right-click the
Paint Selection Region button, and then, on the
Preference Sett ings dialog > General tab > Scene
Selection group, change the
Paint Selection Brush
Size value
.
IfyouholddownCTRLwhilespecifyingaregion,
the affected objects are added to the current
selection. Conversely, if you hold down ALT
while specify ing a region, the affected objects are
removed from the current selection.
Tip: You can also create custom tools for changing
the bru sh size; choose Customize menu >
Customize User Interface and set keybo ard