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{{GuiCommand
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|Shortcut={{KEY|Shift}}+{{KEY|B}}
|Shortcut={{KEY|Shift}}+{{KEY|B}}
|SeeAlso=[[Std_BoxElementSelection|Std BoxElementSelection]], [[Std_SelectAll|Std SelectAll]], [[Part BoxSelection|Part BoxSelection]]
|SeeAlso=[[Std_BoxElementSelection|Std BoxElementSelection]], [[Std_SelectAll|Std SelectAll]]
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==Description==
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With the '''Std BoxSelection''' command you can select objects in the [[3D_view|3D view]] by dragging a box.
With the '''Std BoxSelection''' command you can select objects in the [[3D_view|3D view]] by dragging a box.


==Usage==
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# There are several ways to invoke the command:
# There are several ways to invoke the command:
#* Select the {{MenuCommand|Edit → [[Image:Std_BoxSelection.svg|16px]] Box selection}} option from the menu.
#* Select the {{MenuCommand|Edit → [[Image:Std_BoxSelection.svg|16px]] Box selection}} option from the menu.
#* Use the keyboard shortcut: {{KEY|Shift}}+{{KEY|B}}.
#* Use the keyboard shortcut: {{KEY|Shift}}+{{KEY|B}}.
# Do one of the following:
# Do one of the following:
#* Drag a box from left to right. This will select objects that are more than half inside the box.
#* Drag a box from left to right to select objects that are at least half inside the box.
#* Drag a box from right to left. This will also select objects that are less than half inside the box, or that only touch it.
#* Drag a box from right to left to also select objects that are less than half inside the box, or that only touch it.


==Notes==
==Notes==


* Use the [[Std_BoxElementSelection|Std BoxElementSelection]] command to box select faces instead of objects.
* Todo.


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Revision as of 15:10, 18 March 2020

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Std BoxSelection

Menu location
Edit → Box selection
Workbenches
All
Default shortcut
Shift+B
Introduced in version
-
See also
Std BoxElementSelection, Std SelectAll

Description

With the Std BoxSelection command you can select objects in the 3D view by dragging a box.

Usage

  1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Select the Edit → Box selection option from the menu.
    • Use the keyboard shortcut: Shift+B.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Drag a box from left to right to select objects that are at least half inside the box.
    • Drag a box from right to left to also select objects that are less than half inside the box, or that only touch it.

Notes