Selecting Entities
In entity selection mode, all SOLIDWORKS entities can be selected.
There are 5 types of entity selections:
Selection of individual 2D or 3D sketch entities or 3D geometries.
2D or 3D sketch selection.
Selection of the outer contours of a face.
Selection of the inner contours of a face.
Selection of a contiguous chain of entities.
After selecting a type of entity selection, you can enable or disable the following selection filters:
Summation of 3D geometries and 2D and 3D sketch entities.
2D or 3D sketch points.
2D or 3D sketch lines and 3D geometry.
2D or 3D sketch and 3D geometry circles.
Circular arcs for 2D or 3D sketches and 3D geometry.
2D or 3D sketch and 3D geometry ellipses.
Arc centers of 2D or 3D sketch ellipses and 3D geometries.
Curves.
Deactivate all filters.
Activate all filters.
Individual entity selection and 2D or 3D sketchingall filters are available.
Selection of outer contours and inside of one faceonly the following filters can be used.
In entity chain selection It is not possible to apply a selection filter.
However, with this type of selection (Entity Chain)—and only with this type of selection—you can use the "Select Loop" option that appears when you right-click an entity.
Examples of selections:
- Selection of individual entities
You can obtain 3D coordinates for both sketch lines and edges in the model. In this mode, selecting a sketch line or edge automatically creates a coordinate annotation at each end of the selection.
- A selection of sketches
Only sketches can be selected; selecting a sketch automatically creates all the points or endpoints contained within the sketch.
- In outer contour selection
Only the endpoints of the face's outer contour will be created.
- Interior contour selection
Only the edges inside the face will be annotated; if the features are circular, the coordinates will correspond to the centers of the circles.
In entity chain selection
Only adjacent entities can be selected.
If the selection is not contiguous, a warning message appears.
