Selecting Using the Other Selection... Command

This task explains how to display an object's structure in a separate window to facilitate alternative selections.
Open the document OtherSel.CATProduct.

  1. Click Select to enter selection mode, if it is not already activated.

  2. Point to the object to highlight the element you want to select.

    In this example, point to the circular face at the end of the cylindrical part to highlight it:

  3. Right-click and select Other Selection... or select Edit > Other Selection.

    The element is selected, and the Other Selections window appears.

    The window contains the location of the selected element in the specification tree, and describes the path to the top of the tree.

    The name of the circular face is: "Face".

    You can also navigate up and down the tree inside the Other Selections window using the preselection navigator or the keyboard arrows, and select other objects.

  4. This time, point to the body of the cylinder to highlight the surface.

    The element is selected, and the information displayed in the Other Selections window is updated.

    Note that, this time, an additional element (highlighted in blue) has been detected: Axis. This is the axis used when the cylindrical part was created.

    This type of element is a characteristic element.

    This is the only tool that lets you select characteristic elements.

  5. Click "Axis" to select it.