About Selection Sets
Selection Sets are saved selections of items, including parts and annotations, with user-defined names. They are listed in the Selection Sets pane of the upper data panel.
Saved Selection Sets make it easy to re-select multiple items. This is useful when animating multiple parts from different assemblies.
In the upper data panel, selecting a Selection Set selects all items in that set. This saves time compared to manually selecting each item that you want to manipulate together. Selecting an item from a Selection Set Contents list applies a secondary highlight to that item in the view.
Each figure can have completely independent Selection Sets. You can also copy or paste Selection Sets between figures. You can add items to existing sets, remove items from sets, and move items between sets.
Selection sets are published for use by downstream viewers which can call on the selection set names to control the visibility of the parts in the sets.
A library of selection set names can be added to the standard, this helps to make sure the selection sets are named correctly to avoid issues downstream.
To Create a Library of Predefined Selection Set Names
1. Click > . The Creo Illustrate Options dialog box opens.
2. Next to Showing, select Illustration, and then on the left under General, select Selection Sets. The General-Selection Sets page opens.
3. To add a selection set name, perform these steps:
a. Click Add. The New Selection Set Template dialog box opens.
b. Type a selection set name, and then click OK. The new selection set name is added to the list.
4. To rename a selection set, perform these steps:
a. Select a selection set from the list and then click Rename. The Rename Selection Set dialog box opens.
b. Type a selection set name, then click OK. The selection set name is updated.
5. To delete a selection set, select the selection set from the list and click Delete.
6. To reorder the selection set, use the up and down arrows.
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Click on Reset to Standard to restore the list to the standard. If there are selection sets in the standard they will be in the original position.
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To Create a Selection Set
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Selection set names created in a figure are not applied to the standard.
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1. Select multiple items in the figure, or sBOM, right click and select Create Selection Set. The New Selection Set dialog box opens.
2. Enter a name for the Selection Set, then click OK. The new set is created and appears in the Selection Sets pane. The selected items appear in the Selection Sets Contents list.
Alternatively, you can create an empty Selection Set and populate it by adding, moving, or copying items into the set.
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Add to Set
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Add the current selection to a Selection Set you chose from a list of available sets.
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Add additional items to an existing Selection Set.
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 Rename |
Rename a Selection Set.
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Manage multiple Selection Sets.
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 Delete |
Delete a Selection Set.
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A Selection Set is no longer needed.
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 Copy |
Copy selected Selection Sets to paste into a different figure.
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Reuse existing Selection Sets in another figure.
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 Paste |
Paste copied Selection Sets into a different figure.
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Reuse existing Selection Sets in another figure.
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Move to Set
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Move the selected contents of a Selection Set to another set.
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Easily move the selected contents of one Selection Set to another set.
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Copy to Set
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Copy an item into another Selection Set.
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Easily copy the selected contents of a Selection Set into another set.
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Remove from Set
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Remove an item from a Selection Set.
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An item is no longer needed in a Selection Set.
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 Select in sBOM |
Select a part in the sBOM.
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Instead of selecting a part in a Selection Set Contents list which only applies a secondary highlight to the part in the view, select a part in the sBOM.
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 Select All |
Select all the contents of a Selection Set.
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Copy or move all Selection Set contents to another set.
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 Invert Selection |
Invert the selected contents of a Selection Set.
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Select all but one or two items in a large Selection Set. First, select the items you do not want, then click Invert Selection to select the remaining items. |
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 Show Paths |
Shows the full paths of parts in a Selection Set instead of the parts’ names.
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