Selection Filter

The Selection Filter dialog allows you to define the types and attributes of geometry available for picking. It is divided into four categories:

• Entity

• Points

• Attributes

• Sets.

Notes:

• As a shortcut, you can use the filter icons on the main toolbar.

  	Enable the selection of objects.
  	Enable the selection of faces.
  	Enable the selection of sketches and composites.
  	Enable the selection of edges and curves.
  	Enable the selection of points.
  	Enable the selection of datums (such as a plane, axis or UCS).
  	Enable the selection of assembly components and sub-assemblies. The interaction differs when picking components in an assembly or in a sub-assembly. When picking a part that belongs to the main assembly: When picking a part that belongs to a sub-assembly:
  	Display the UCS Manager to select and manage UCSs.
  	Display the Selection Filter dialog.

• If you drag a box to select all entities, only those entity types specified in the Selection Filter will be selected.

• If you have selected entities and you want to erase your current selection and start selecting from the beginning, press the Clear Selection icon ()in the main menu toolbar.

• The Selection Filter is used when manually picking geometry. In NC, if you want to automatically select geometry meeting a certain profile, you can define geometric sets and/or select geometry by criteria.

Entity

Click the Entity tab to display a list of entity types. Mark the check boxes to select which picking options will be available. Alternatively, unselect entities already checked by default, if required.

Points

Click the Points tab to display a list of available point location types.

Attributes

Mark the colors, pens and line fonts to be available for picking.

Sets

Sets are used to display or hide specific geometric entities, and are useful when picking geometry for procedures.