NX5 rectangle selection

[jerry1423]

Is there a way to change, on the fly, the way a rectangle selects things? ... inside, inside/crossing, outside ...

There was a way in NX3 and previous versions.

 

[Xwheelguy]

Preferences -> Selection?

Not sure about doing it 'on the fly', but that's where it's been since I can remember.

You could also click the small black arrow pointing down at far right end of the Selection Bar, choose Add/Remove Buttons -> Selection Bar from the pulldown and add Multiselect Gesture and Multiselect Rule icons to the Selection bar instead of using Preferences -> Selection all the time.

Hope this helps.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.

http://www.enkei.com

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[JohnRBaker]

Actually, starting in NX 5 there is a way. Just go to the new Selection Bar and turn on the icon for the 'Multi-Select Rule' (see referenced image below). Once it's visible in the Selection Bar, you can change to different selection rules on-the-fly.


John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
NX Design
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA

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