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Use selection cycling to select specific objects with overlapping geometry.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Transcript
00:04
Next, we'll take a look at selection. Cycling.
00:07
This is a simple yet extremely handy option in auto catt.
00:12
It is primarily used in cases where there
00:14
is geometry directly on top of other geometry.
00:18
And you're trying to select just one of the objects
00:21
without the use of selection.
00:23
Cycling, you may be tempted to use the draw order command
00:26
and send one of the objects to the back, making it easy to select that object
00:32
selection.
00:32
Cycling, however,
00:33
makes it even easier to select a specific
00:36
object without the need for extra commands.
00:40
Let's look at an example of using selection cycling on this plant.
00:45
In this example, I have a red line
00:48
and I have a yellow line that are directly on top of each other.
00:52
If I wanted to select the yellow line
00:55
and I'm not using selection cycling,
00:57
I'd have to send the red line to the back using
01:00
draw order to be able to select the yellow line.
01:03
Let's take a look at this
01:05
with selection cycling turned on on the status bar.
01:10
When I hover over an area that has overlapping geometry,
01:14
you can see two small white squares.
01:18
Now, if I click on top of that geometry,
01:21
I get the selection dialogue box
01:25
and I can hover over each piece of overlapping geometry
01:30
and then select the one that I want
01:33
all this without having to do, draw order.
Video transcript
00:04
Next, we'll take a look at selection. Cycling.
00:07
This is a simple yet extremely handy option in auto catt.
00:12
It is primarily used in cases where there
00:14
is geometry directly on top of other geometry.
00:18
And you're trying to select just one of the objects
00:21
without the use of selection.
00:23
Cycling, you may be tempted to use the draw order command
00:26
and send one of the objects to the back, making it easy to select that object
00:32
selection.
00:32
Cycling, however,
00:33
makes it even easier to select a specific
00:36
object without the need for extra commands.
00:40
Let's look at an example of using selection cycling on this plant.
00:45
In this example, I have a red line
00:48
and I have a yellow line that are directly on top of each other.
00:52
If I wanted to select the yellow line
00:55
and I'm not using selection cycling,
00:57
I'd have to send the red line to the back using
01:00
draw order to be able to select the yellow line.
01:03
Let's take a look at this
01:05
with selection cycling turned on on the status bar.
01:10
When I hover over an area that has overlapping geometry,
01:14
you can see two small white squares.
01:18
Now, if I click on top of that geometry,
01:21
I get the selection dialogue box
01:25
and I can hover over each piece of overlapping geometry
01:30
and then select the one that I want
01:33
all this without having to do, draw order.
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