The Selection Manager menu is available when you are in the Selection Manager mode. Enter the Selection Manager mode by pressing the Shift + Spacebar or you can choose Home tab→Select group→Select list→Selection Manager Mode .

To end the Selection Manager mode, press the Spacebar.

In selection manager mode, the cursor changes to in a part or sheet metal document and to in an assembly document.

While in the selection manager mode, click on a face in the select set to display the selection manager menu.

You can drag the menu to a new location to better visualize the model.

When you position the cursor over a menu option, elements in the graphics window that match the option criteria highlight. For example, if you select a cylindrical face and then position the cursor over the Concentric option in Selection Manager, any faces which are concentric to the selected face highlight so you can preview the Selection Manager criteria.

• Deselect

  Removes the focus element from the select set.

• Clear Selection

  Removes all elements from the select set.

• 3D Box Select

  Specifies that you want to define a 3D box in the graphics window to add items to the select set. When using box selection, the elements which are inside or overlapping the 3D box are included in the selection.

• Connected

  Adds faces which are connected to the focus element. You can use the flyout options to specify what type of connected elements you want to add.

  • Connected

    Adds all faces which are connected to the focus element.

  • Interior Faces

    Adds all interior faces which are connected to the focus element.

  • Exterior Faces

    Adds all exterior faces which are connected to the focus element.

• Related Items

  Adds elements that have a persistent relationship to the focus element.

• Sets

  Adds faces which are part of the same face set as the focus element. You can use the flyout options to specify whether system defined sets (features) or used-defined sets (face groups) are recognized.

  • System Defined Set

    Adds faces which are part of the same system defined set as the focus element.

  • User Defined

    Adds faces which are part of the same used defined set as the focus element.

• Recognize

  Adds all faces which are part of the same feature as the focus element. You can use the flyout options to specify what feature type is recognized.

  • Feature

    Adds all faces which are part of the same feature as the focus element.

  • Rib/Boss

    Adds all faces which are part of the same rib/boss as the focus element.

  • Cutout

    Adds all faces which are part of the same cutout as the focus element.

• Parallel

  Adds planar faces or reference planes which are parallel to the focus element. You can use the flyout options to specify what type of parallel faces you want to add.

  • Faces

    Adds all planes which are parallel to the focus element, regardless of whether they are aligned or opposing. This option supports the Use Box Selection option.

  • Aligned

    Adds all planes which are parallel and face the same direction as the focus element. This option supports the Use Box Selection option.

  • Opposing

    Adds all planes which are parallel and face the opposite direction as the focus element. This option supports the Use Box Selection option.

• Perpendicular

  Adds all planes which are perpendicular to the focus element. This option supports the Use Box Selection option.

• Coplanar

  Adds all planes which are coplanar to the focus element. This option supports the Use Box Selection option.

• Concentric

  Adds all faces that are concentric to the focus element. This option is available only on faces that are cylinders, cones, and tori, both partial and full. This option supports the Use Box Selection option.

• Blend Chain

  Adds faces which are part of the same blend chain as the focus element to the select set.

• Equal Radius

  Adds faces which have a radius equal to the focus element to the select set. This option is available only on faces that are partial cylinders, partial cones, and partial tori. This option supports the Use Box Selection option.

• Equal Diameter

  Adds faces which have a diameter equal to the focus face to the select set. This option is available only on faces that are full cylinders, full cones, and full tori. This option supports the Use Box Selection option.

• Tangent Faces

  Adds faces which are tangent to the focus element.

• Tangent Chain

  Adds faces which are part of the same blend chain or tangent to the same blend chain as the focus element.

• Symmetric About

  Adds faces which are symmetric to the focus element about the same reference plane type specified. You can use the flyout options to specify what type of reference plane you want to use as the symmetry plane.

  • Base XY Plane

    Adds faces which are symmetric to the focus element about the base XY plane.

  • Base YZ Plane

    Adds faces which are symmetric to the focus element about the base YZ plane.

  • Base ZX Plane

    Adds faces which are symmetric to the focus element about the base ZX plane.

  • Local Plane

    Adds faces which are symmetric to the focus element about a reference plane you select.

• Axis

  Adds faces which have an axis that is parallel or perpendicular to the focus element. This option is available only on faces that are cylinders, cones, and tori, both partial and full. You can use the flyout to specify whether the axis must be parallel or perpendicular.

  • Parallel

    Adds faces which have an axis that is parallel to the focus element.

  • Perpendicular

    Adds faces which have an axis that is perpendicular to the focus element.

• Axis Aligned

  Adds faces which have a cylindrical axis that is aligned (coplanar to) the axis of the selected element along the axis you specify. This option is available only on faces that are cylinders, cones, and tori, both partial and full. This option supports the Use Box Selection option.

  • Along X

    Adds faces which are coplanar to the axis of the selected element and the base X plane.

  • Along Y

    Adds faces which are coplanar to the axis of the selected element and the base Y plane.

  • Along Z

    Adds faces which are coplanar to the axis of the selected element and the base Z plane.

  • User-Defined

    Adds faces which are coplanar to the axis of the selected element and a user-defined plane.

• Similar Feature

  Adds manufactured features, such as holes, that are similar to the selected feature. For example, if you have selected a hole feature, this option adds all hole features to the select set, regardless of hole size.

• Identical Feature

  Adds manufactured features, such as holes, that are identical to the selected feature. For example, if you have selected a hole feature, this option adds all hole features to the select set that are identical to the selected hole.

• Identical Parts

  Selects all the parts that are identical to the selected part. This option is available only when working in an assembly document.

• Subassembly Parts

  Selects all the parts that are in the same subassembly as the selected part. This option is available only when working in an assembly document.

• Select Subassembly

  Selects the subassembly to which the selected part belongs. This option is available only when working in an assembly document.

• Use Box Selection

  Specifies that you want to define a 3D box in the graphics window to add elements to or remove elements from the select set. When using box selection, the elements which are inside or overlapping the 3D box are included in the selection. This option is available only for specific menu options.

• Deselect Items

  Deselects elements that match the focus element criteria when set.