Using Different Ways of Selecting in SOLIDWORKS
All SOLIDWORKS users are able to select items in SOLIDWORKS by clicking on it. Also, multiple selections can be made by using the control key. But did you know that there’s a menu that allows you to use different ways of selecting? Volume, size, and toolbox selections are only the beginning of the types of selections that can be made.
Where to Find the Menu and Default Selection
The complete menu selection is available in the icon section above the command handler. The icon is a small arrow with a drop down side menu. If this icon is not visible, you can add it by customizing your menu.
Also, when you right-click on the graphics area, a rectangular selection box appears by default and selects what’s inside. This can be somewhat bothersome at times; therefore, the option to make a lasso selection is available. By using this mode you are able to make a window selection, so that it’s easier to select parts, without any restriction.
Deleted and Hidden Components Selection
It is quite common to hide parts when working in an assembly. When they are found in the sub-assemblies, it is difficult to find a single cut. Thus, it is possible to select hidden components, and deleted components etc. With just one click they can be found and are re-entered.
Select Components by Size
If an assembly is too heavy and you want to start removing all the small parts, you can select your components by size.
Also, you can select Toolbox components in order to select a single file or bulk files that were created with the Toolbox. For example: all nuts, screws, bolts etc. will be selected more quickly.
Produce your own Selected Criteria
Finally, you can produce your own selected criteria by using the mass properties of a part or assembly, density, equipment etc.
In the following example, a search criteria has been produced to provide all the parts that contain the “material” property and the aluminum value.
If you would like to know more on how to make component selections, you can view our technical minute regarding this topic.
All SOLIDWORKS users are able to select items in SOLIDWORKS by clicking on it. Also, multiple selections can be made by using the control key. But did you know that there’s a menu that allows you to use different ways of selecting? Volume, size, and toolbox selections are only the beginning of the types of selections that can be made.
Where to Find the Menu and Default Selection
The complete menu selection is available in the icon section above the command handler. The icon is a small arrow with a drop down side menu. If this icon is not visible, you can add it by customizing your menu.
Also, when you right-click on the graphics area, a rectangular selection box appears by default and selects what’s inside. This can be somewhat bothersome at times; therefore, the option to make a lasso selection is available. By using this mode you are able to make a window selection, so that it’s easier to select parts, without any restriction.
Deleted and Hidden Components Selection
It is quite common to hide parts when working in an assembly. When they are found in the sub-assemblies, it is difficult to find a single cut. Thus, it is possible to select hidden components, and deleted components etc. With just one click they can be found and are re-entered.
Select Components by Size
If an assembly is too heavy and you want to start removing all the small parts, you can select your components by size.
Also, you can select Toolbox components in order to select a single file or bulk files that were created with the Toolbox. For example: all nuts, screws, bolts etc. will be selected more quickly.
Produce your own Selected Criteria
Finally, you can produce your own selected criteria by using the mass properties of a part or assembly, density, equipment etc.
In the following example, a search criteria has been produced to provide all the parts that contain the “material” property and the aluminum value.
If you would like to know more on how to make component selections, you can view our technical minute regarding this topic.
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