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      <hr noshade="true"><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap80"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap81"></a><p class="para_topic"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/ideas_rule.gif" border="0"></p>
      <p class="para_topic"> I-deas selection options are shortcut menu commands such as <b class="uiTerm">Filter</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Reconsider</b>.
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      <p class="para_topic"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/nx_rule.gif" border="0"></p><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap82"></a><p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Selection</b> bar and the <b class="uiTerm">QuickPick</b> dialog box in NX provide similar selection options.
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      <p class="para_topic">Some differences include:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">To select multiple objects, just continue to click to select. (Do not hold the Shift key.)</p>
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            <p class="para_item">To deselect objects, hold Shift while clicking. (In I-deas, you hold Shift to select more objects.)</p>
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            <p class="para_item">To deselect all objects, use <b class="uiTerm">Deselect All</b> in the Selection Bar or press Esc.
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         <li><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap83"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap84"></a><p class="para_item"> NX uses the general term &quot;objects&quot; instead of the I-deas term &quot;entities.&quot;</p>
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         <li><a name="qt_nx_where"></a><p class="para_item">The point at which you select an object is important. The <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_28.html');return(false);">selection cursor</a> is actually a &ldquo;select ball.&rdquo;
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            <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/intro/cursor1.gif"></p>
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            <p class="para_item">To select at a vertex, select a line or edge with its end within the select ball.</p>
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                  <p class="para_tip_body">NX has dialog boxes that are more dynamic than those in I-deas. Unlike in I-deas, in NX you work with graphics while dialog boxes are displayed at the same time. Therefore it is especially important to watch the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_26.html');return(false);">Cue line</a>.
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      </table><a name="qt_nx_quickpick"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap85"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap86"></a><div class="title_division">QuickPick</div>
      <p class="para_division">Instead of the I-deas <b class="uiTerm">Reconsider</b> option, NX uses a graphical <b class="uiTerm">QuickPick</b> dialog box.
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      <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/intro/quickpick-anim.gif"></p><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap87"></a><p class="para_division">To use <b class="uiTerm">QuickPick</b> to select from multiple objects:
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            <p class="para_item">Hold the cursor still until the cursor changes from a &quot;select ball&quot; to a &quot;cross hair&quot; with three dots.</p>
            <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/intro/cursor1.gif" border="0"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/intro/cursor2.gif" border="0"></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click to see the <b class="uiTerm">QuickPick</b> dialog box.
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            <p class="para_item">Select the desired object from the list.</p>
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      </ol><a name="qt_nx_selection_toolbar"></a><div class="title_division">Selection Bar</div><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap88"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap89"></a><p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/icons/selection_toolbar.gif" usemap="#genid_roadmap90" border="0"></p><map name="genid_roadmap90">
         <area shape="rect" coords="0,0,85,35" alt="Type Filter filters the selection to a particular object type." title="Type Filter filters the selection to a particular object type.">
         <area shape="rect" coords="85,0,124,35" alt="General Selection Filters provide access to several specific selection filters." title="General Selection Filters provide access to several specific selection filters.">
         <area shape="rect" coords="125,0,153,35" alt="Reset Filters" title="Reset Filters">
         <area shape="rect" coords="153,0,186,35" alt="Allow selection of hidden wireframe" title="Allow selection of hidden wireframe">
         <area shape="rect" coords="187,0,217,35" alt="Deselect All" title="Deselect All">
         <area shape="rect" coords="217,0,249,35" alt="Find in Navigator" title="Find in Navigator">
         <area shape="rect" coords="253,0,335,35" alt="Curve Rule or Face Rule defines behavior on how curves or faces are selected and remembered." title="Curve Rule or Face Rule defines behavior on how curves or faces are selected and remembered.">
         <area shape="rect" coords="335,0,364,35" alt="Stop at Intersection. When selecting a chain of connected curves, stops the chain where it intersects another curve." title="Stop at Intersection. When selecting a chain of connected curves, stops the chain where it intersects another curve.">
         <area shape="rect" coords="365,0,395,35" alt="Follow Fillet. When selecting a chain of connected curves, automatically chains along tangent arcs or circles as encountered in the chain." title="Follow Fillet. When selecting a chain of connected curves, automatically chains along tangent arcs or circles as encountered in the chain.">
         <area shape="rect" coords="395,0,428,35" alt="Chain Within Feature. When selecting a chain of connected curves, limits chaining and discovery of intersections to those within the current feature only." title="Chain Within Feature. When selecting a chain of connected curves, limits chaining and discovery of intersections to those within the current feature only.">
         <area shape="rect" coords="5,60, 39,95" alt="Enable Snap Point" title="Enable Snap Point">
         <area shape="rect" coords="49,60,70,95" alt="End Point. Allows end points of curves to be selected." title="End Point. Allows end points of curves to be selected.">
         <area shape="rect" coords="70,60,101,95" alt="Mid Point. Allows mid points of curves to be selected." title="Mid Point. Allows mid points of curves to be selected.">
         <area shape="rect" coords="101,60,131,95" alt="Control Point. Allows end and mid points of curves, existing points, arc center points, and knot points on splines to be selected." title="Control Point. Allows end and mid points of curves, existing points, arc center points, and knot points on splines to be selected.">
         <area shape="rect" coords="131,60,163,95" alt="Intersection. Allows a (projected) intersection point between two curves to be selected." title="Intersection. Allows a (projected) intersection point between two curves to be selected.">
         <area shape="rect" coords="163,60,196,95" alt="Arc Center. Allows center points of arcs and ellipses to be selected." title="Arc Center. Allows center points of arcs and ellipses to be selected.">
         <area shape="rect" coords="196,60,223,95" alt="Quadrant Point. Allows quadrant points of arcs and ellipses to be selected." title="Quadrant Point. Allows quadrant points of arcs and ellipses to be selected.">
         <area shape="rect" coords="223,60,257,95" alt="Existing Point. Allows existing points to be selected." title="Existing Point. Allows existing points to be selected.">
         <area shape="rect" coords="257,60, 287,95" alt="Point on Curve. Allows a point on a curve closest to the center of the cursor to be selected." title="Point on Curve. Allows a point on a curve closest to the center of the cursor to be selected.">
         <area shape="rect" coords="290,60, 331,95" alt="Leader Type" title="Leader Type">
         <area shape="rect" coords="332,60, 370,95" alt="Leader Orientation" title="Leader Orientation">
         <area shape="rect" coords="371,60, 400,95" alt="Leader Tool" title="Leader Tool">
         <area shape="rect" coords="401,60, 432,95" alt="Associative Origins" title="Associative Origins">
         <area shape="rect" coords="433,60,470,95" alt="Alignment Position" title="Alignment Position">
         <area shape="rect" coords="471,60,502,95" alt="Origin Tool" title="Origin Tool">
         <area shape="rect" coords="503,60,542,95" alt="Annotation Plane" title="Annotation Plane">
         <area shape="rect" coords="106,34,136,59" alt="Selection options" title="Selection options">
         <area shape="rect" coords="323,34,353,59" alt="Selection Intent options" title="Selection Intent options">
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            <p class="para_item">Selection options identify specific types of objects to select, for example you can opt to select only features instead of edges, faces, or bodies.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Selection Intent options determine how surfaces or curve segments are chained together. For example, when using <b class="uiTerm">Draft</b>, define a <b class="uiTerm">Surface Rule</b> to select tangent faces in a chain. When using <b class="uiTerm">Extrude</b>, define a <b class="uiTerm">Curve Rule</b> to select curves in a chain. These settings are remembered with the part history and will be reapplied when features are edited.
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            <p class="para_item">Snap Point options determine the types of points the cursor will snap to. Use these options for commands that use individual points; for example, <b class="uiTerm">Sketch</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Measure</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Annotation placement options are available in the PMI and Drafting applications.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">For more specific selection filtering, use the <b class="uiTerm">Detailed Filtering</b> options.
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      <p class="para_division">See also:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Help: <img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/book_closed.gif" border="0"> Getting Started &rarr; Introduction to NX &rarr; Using NX &rarr; Basic Operations &rarr; Selecting
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