Selection and Deselection

• Nearly all commands in Rhino require you to select geometry.
• Objects can be selected by clicking on the object.

<aside> 💡 In shaded view, you can select anywhere on the object. However, in wireframe view, you must click on one of the wires.

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• Multiple single geometries can be selected this way.
• You can select your desired objects before you input a command, or after you have prompted the command. If no geometry is selected, Rhino will ask you to select the geometry.
• By default, all selected objects turn yellow, and turn to Ghosted display mode.

<aside> 💡 Since selected objects turn yellow, it can be confusing if any geometry's display color is yellow. Opt for a different display color than yellow.

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• Holding SHIFT allows you to select multiple geometries.

LEFT CLICK

LEFT CLICK + SHIFT

• With Multiple geometries selected you can hold CTRL to unselect an object.

LEFT CLICK + CTRL

ESC

<aside> 💡 SHIFT —> Multiple Selected Geometries CTRL —> Deselect Multiple Geometries ESC —> Deselect All Geometries

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Selection Menu

• If Rhino is unsure what object you are trying to select, a menu pops up.

• Items will be highlighted when your cursor hovers over that option.

Selection Windows

• There are 2 types of selection windows in Rhino.