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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Selection options on the Selection Bar</div>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Selection options identify specific types of objects to select, for example, features only instead of edges, faces, or bodies.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Type Filter</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Filters the selection to a particular object type.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">General Selection Filters</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Provides general filters such as <b class="uiTerm"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('intro_to_nx/uiu_det_filter_r.html');return(false);">Detailed Filtering</a></b>, color and layer filtering, and filtering by scope. 
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                  <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/toolbars/gateway/selection_bar/detail_filtering.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Detailed Filtering</b> opens the <b class="uiTerm">Detailed Filtering</b> dialog box which provides a detailed method for filtering objects and remains open until you close it. The dialog box is comprised of the following pages: Layers, Display Attributes, Types, and Detailed Types. For more information, see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('intro_to_nx/uiu_det_filter_r.html');return(false);">Detailed Filtering</a>.
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                  <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/toolbars/gateway/selection_bar/color_filter.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Color Filter</b> filters objects of a specific color. To select multiple colors, hold the Ctrl key while selecting colors.
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                  <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/uiu_selbar_field.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Layer Filter</b> allows selection of objects on all layers or a specific layer.
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                  <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/uiu_selbar_field.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Select Scope</b> filters selection by the scope of the model. Select <b class="uiTerm">Entire Assembly</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Within Work Part Only</b>.
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                              <p class="para_note_body">You can also add each of the above options to appear as separate items on the Selection Bar using <b class="uiTerm">Toolbar Options</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Add or Remove Buttons</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Tools</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Customize</b>.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Selection Priority</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies what type of object you want the software to highlight first when making a selection. It also specifies the order of the objects in the <b class="uiTerm">QuickPick</b> dialog box. 
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                  <p class="para_td">Select one of the following: <b class="uiTerm">Feature</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Face</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Body, Edge</b>, or <b class="uiTerm">Component</b>.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Reset Filters</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Resets all filter options to their original state.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Allow Selection of Hidden Wireframe</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Allows curves and edges that are hidden as a result of a display mode to be selected.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">User Attributes</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Sets the selection filter based on specified attributes.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Name Selection</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Enables you to select an object or range of objects by a name you assign. <b class="uiTerm">General Objects</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Components</b> support <b class="uiTerm">Name Selection</b>.
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                  <p class="para_td">To assign a name to an object, right-click the object and choose <b class="uiTerm">Properties</b>. In the <b class="uiTerm">Component Properties</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Object Properties</b> dialog box, enter a name on the General page.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Class Selection</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Opens the <b class="uiTerm">Class Selection</b> dialog box. 
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Select All</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Available only when you can select more than one object.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">Selects all visible objects in the work view, based on the object filters. You can also use Ctrl+A.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Deselect All</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Deselects all objects.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">Tip: Use this to deselect all objects without closing an open dialog box. Use Esc to deselect all objects and close the dialog box.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">All But Selected</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Available once you select one or more objects.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">Deselects all currently selected objects and selects all other selectable objects. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Chain</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Available when the most recently selected object supports chaining, for example, a curve or an edge.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">Selects connected objects, wireframe geometry, or solid edges. When you click <b class="uiTerm">Chain</b>, the next selection selects all connected curves and edges between the previous selection and the current selection.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Restore</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Restores globally selected objects when returning from an NX action.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Find in Navigator</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Finds the selected object in the appropriate navigator window if the selected object is a component or feature. The nodes in the navigator expand as necessary to show the selected object. To search backwards through the selection list, click <b class="uiTerm">Find in Navigator</b> multiple times.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Up One Level</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Moves up one level in the hierarchy if components or groups are enabled for an operation.</p>
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