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90 Chapter 3: Selecting Objects
To sel ect o b j e cts i n a se t :
1.
Highlight the set in the Named Selection Sets
dialog.
2. Click Select Objects In Set to select all of
the objects in the hig h lighted set.
Tip: Yo u c a n a l s o d o u b l e - c l i c k t h e s e l e c t i o n s e t
to select all of its objects.
Inter face
In the Named Selection Sets dialog, all of the
current named select ion sets are displayed. By
clicking the plus (+)orminus(-)icon,youcan
expand or collapse (respectively) the object list for
each set.
The buttons along the top of the dialog let you
create or delete sets, add or remove objects from a
set, select objects (independently or as a selection
set), and see which named selec tion set(s) a
particul ar object belongs to.
Create N ew Set—Creates a new selection
set, including any currently selected objects as
members.
Note: If no objects are selected, an empty set is
created.
Remove—Removes the selected object or
selection set.
Note: Deleting an object or its selection set does not
delete the object; it only dest roys the named set.
AddSelectedObjects—Adds the currently
selected objects to the selected named select ion set.
S ub t r act Se le cte d O b j ect s —Removes currently
selected objects from the selected named selection
set.
S el e ct Obje cts i n Se t—Selects all members of
the current named selection.
Select Objects by Name—Opens the Select
Objects dialog (page 1–78)
,whereyoucanselect
a group of objects. The selected objects can t hen
be added to or removed from any named selection
set.
Highlight Selected Objects—Highlights all of
the named selection sets that contain the current
scene selection.
Status B ar—Displays the
current named selection set, as well as what’s
currently selected in the scene. If more tha n one
object is selected, the number of selected objects is
displayed.
Right-click menu
Additional commands are available when you
rig ht-click in the Named Selection Sets dialog.