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Figure 1.24
Selecting an object
with the Select
Objects dialog box
Figure 1.25
The expanded list
of objects in the
Named Selection
Sets dialog box
7. Select Sample from the Named Selection Set drop-down list. Now you see that three of the
boxes are selected.
8. Click on a blank area of the viewport to clear the selection set.
There are several other tools in the Named Selection Sets dialog box. These tools let you select
objects from a set, highlight selected objects, delete objects from a set, or remove a set altogether.
You can also create new named selection sets using the Create New Set tool at the far left of the
Named Selection Sets toolbar.
You’ve now seen most of the selection tools you’ll need to get started with VIZ. You’ll learn
about a few other selection tools as you work with VIZ, and you’ll also get a chance to apply the
tools you’ve already learned as you start to build and edit 3D models in later chapters.
In the next section, you’ll learn about the tools that enable you to view your model from different
angles, and how these different views can aid you in creating and editing your model.
Named selection sets can also contain selections of subobjects, such as vertices, edges, or poly-
gons, the components that make up an object. You will learn about subobjects in Chapter 4. When
a subobject named selection set is created, it is only available when that object is selected and the
subobject level is accessed.
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