Selecting Objects Using a Selection Rectangle

Use a selection rectangle to select multiple objects located near each other in a sketch.

1. Imagine a rectangle surrounding the objects you wish to select.

2. Position the tip of the Selection Arrow in empty space at one corner of this rectangle.

3. Press and hold the mouse button and drag diagonally toward the opposite corner.

A dashed rectangle appears, and every object that the rectangle touches or encloses is selected.

If you want previously selected objects to remain selected, hold down the Shift key while starting to drag the rectangle.

4. When all desired objects are selected, release the mouse button. If you started your rectangle in the wrong place to select the desired objects, just begin again from step 2.

A properly positioned selection rectangle can be very useful for selecting multiple objects at once, for commands that apply to multiple objects, such as constructing the three midpoints of a triangle’s sides, or for constructing a perpendicular.

Select all three sides to construct midpoints.

Select a point and segment to construct a perpendicular.