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TRY IT: Select by component size
1 On the Assembly Standard toolbar, click Select ➤ Component Size.
2 If not preselected, use the Select tool in the Select by Size box to select a
component.
Selections are contained in a virtual box called a bounding box. Its size
is determined by the outermost extremities of the selected component.
3 The size is shown, determined by the bounding box of the selected
component. Click At Most or At Least to specify the relative size to select,
and then click the green arrow.
Selected components are highlighted in the graphics window and the
browser.
You can highlight components contained within a bounding box of the
selected component, plus and offset distance.
TRY IT: Select by offset distance
1 On the Assembly Standard toolbar, click Select ➤ Component Offset.
2 If not preselected, use the Select tool in the Select by Offset box to select
a component.
Selections are contained in a virtual box called a bounding box, whose
size is determined by the outermost extremities of the selected component.
3 The offset distance is shown, determined by the bounding box of the
selected component. If desired, click a bounding box face and drag to
resize. Select the check box to also include components partially contained
in the bounding box, and then click the green arrow.
Selected components are highlighted in the graphics window and the
browser.
Try using some of the other selection methods, including:
■ Select All Occurrences
■ Sphere Offset
■ Select by Plane
■ External Components
■ Internal Components
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