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Main toolbar > Named Selection Sets
Edit menu > Named Selection Sets
The Named Selection Sets dialog, available from the Edit menu, is a modeless dialog that lets you create named selection sets or select objects to add to (or remove from) a selection set, directly from the viewport. The dialog also lets you organize your current named selection sets, browse their members, delete or create new sets, or identify which named selection sets a particular object belongs to.
Note: You can also select the objects in the Named Selection Sets dialog, and click Remove or press DELETE.
To move an object from one set to another:
On the Main toolbar, click Named Selection Sets.
In the Named Selection Sets dialog, expand the selection sets.
Drag an object from one set to another.
The object is moved into the second set. If you CTRL-drag, the object will be copied into the second set.
Note: You can also copy the contents of an entire set into another, by dragging it into the desired selection set.
In the Named Selection Sets dialog, all of the current named selection sets are displayed. By clicking ‘+’ or ‘-‘, you can expand or collapse (respectively) the object list for each set.
The buttons along the top of the dialog let you create or delete sets, add or remove objects from a set, select objects (independently or as a selection set), and see which named selection set(s) a particular object belongs to.
Create New Set—Creates a new selection set, including any currently selected objects as members.
Note: If no objects are selected, an empty set is created.
Remove—Removes the selected object or selection set.
Note: Deleting an object or its selection set does not delete the object; it only destroys the named set.
Add Selected Objects—Adds currently selected objects to the selected named selection set.
Subtract Selected Objects—Removes currently selected objects from the selected named selection set.
Select Objects in Set—Selects all members of the current named selection.
Select Objects by Name—Opens the Select by Name dialog, where the user can select a group of object. The selected objects can then be added to or removed from any named selection set.
Highlight Selected Objects—Highlights all of the named selection sets that contain the current scene selection.
Status Bar—Displays the current named selection set, as well as what’s currently selected in the scene. If more than one object is selected, the number of selected objects is displayed.
Additional commands are available when you right-click in the Named Selection Sets dialog.
Rename—Lets you rename the selected set or object.
Tip: You can rename objects or sets by pressing F2 on your keyboard.
Cut—Removes the selected object or set and stores it in a buffer for reuse with the Paste command, similar to the Cut command in Windows.
Tip: You can cut an object or set by pressing CTRL+X on your keyboard.
Copy—Copies the selected object or set and stores it in a buffer for reuse with the Paste command, similar to the Copy command in Windows.
Tip: You can copy an object or set by pressing CTRL+C on your keyboard.
Paste—Adds a Cut or Copied object or set into another set.
Tip: You can paste an object or set by pressing CTRL+V on your keyboard.
Collapse All—Collapses all expanded selection sets.
Expand All—Expands all collapsed selection sets.
Create New Set—Creates a new selection set, including any currently selected objects as members.
Remove—Removes the selected object or selection set.
Add Selected Objects—Adds currently selected objects to the selected named selection set.
Subtract Selected Objects—Removes currently selected objects from the selected named selection set.
Select Objects in Set—Selects all members of the current named selection.
Select Objects by Name—Opens the Select by Name dialog, and adds all objects selected there to the current named selection set.
Highlight Selected Objects—Highlights all of the named selection sets that contain the current scene selection.
Find Next—Toggles through selection sets containing the selected object, when used in collaboration with the Highlight Selected Objects command.
Tip: You can use CTRL+G to toggle through the sets.
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