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The <span class = "keyword wintitle">Select</span> pane lets you select parts and assemblies based on their hierarchy level in the assembly tree.





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<p>To display this pane,
 in the Assembly or Collaboration pane toolbar, click 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Select Actors</span> 
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This tool is useful to select assemblies and subassemblies at the same time, or to help generate BOM IDs on groups.



</p><div class = "note"><span class = "run-in.note">Note:
			</span><span class = "notecontent">Because the <span class = "keyword wintitle">Select</span> pane is a pane and not a dialog box, you do not have to dismiss it when you are done. You can even dock the pane in the Composer window for future use.



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<div class = "body conbody"><table class = "table frame-none"><caption/><colgroup><col/><col/></colgroup><thead class = "thead"><tr class = "row"><th class = "entry" id = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-Select__entry__1">Command Name</th><th class = "entry" id = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-Select__entry__2">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody class = "tbody"><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-Select__entry__1"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Actor level
</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-Select__entry__2">Specifies which level or levels to consider. The levels available in the list depend on the selected actor in the assembly tree.</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-Select__entry__1"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Select actors from the current levels to the selected level</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-Select__entry__2">Selects all the groups/parts from the selected level up to the targeted one. If this option is cleared, only the targeted levels are selected.</td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-Select__entry__1"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Select matching actors</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-Select__entry__2"><p>Selects matching actors in the assembly tree and the viewport.</p></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-Select__entry__1"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Add to the selection</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-Select__entry__2"><p>Adds matching actors to the selection (similar to pressing 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Ctrl</span>).</p></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-Select__entry__1"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Remove from the selection</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-Select__entry__2"><p>Removes matching actors from the selection (similar to pressing 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Shift</span>).</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
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