Selecting toolbar

The selection switches on the Selecting toolbar are special commands that control which objects and object types you can select. For example, if you select the entire model area but only the Select parts switch is active, only the parts become selected.

Click the selection switches on the Selecting toolbar to switch them on or off.

By default, the Selecting toolbar is located at the bottom of the screen. If you are unable to find the toolbar, click File > Settings, and in the Toolbars list ensure that the Selecting toolbar is selected.

Alternatively, you can control the selection switches with Quick Launch. Start typing the name of the selection switch, for example, select, and click the name of the selection switch on the search results list to activate the switch.

Main selection switches

The main selection switches control whether you can select components and assemblies, or objects included in them. These switches have the highest priority.


Switch	Selectable objects	Description
	Components	When you click any object belonging to a component, Tekla Structures selects the component symbol and highlights (but does not select) all component objects.
	Component objects	Objects created automatically by a component can be selected.
	Assemblies and cast units	When you click any object in an assembly or a cast unit, Tekla Structures selects the assembly or cast unit and highlights all objects in the same assembly or cast unit.
	Objects in assemblies and cast units	You can select single objects in assemblies and cast units.

Other selection switches

The table below lists the remaining selection switches. Use these switches to control which object types you want to select.


Switch	Selectable objects	Description
	Any objects	Turns all switches on. You can select all object types, except for single bolts.
	Components	You can select component symbols.
	Parts	You can select parts, such as columns, beams, or plates.
	Surface treatments and surfaces	You can select surface treatments and surfaces.
	Points	You can select points.
	Construction lines and circles	You can select construction lines and circles.
	Reference models	You can select entire reference models. This selection switch may affect the speed of zooming and rotating in the model. For more information, see Tips for large models.
	Grids	You can select entire grids by selecting one line in the grid.
	Grid lines	You can select single grid lines.
	Welds	You can select welds.
	Cuts and added material	You can select line, part, and polygon cuts, fittings, and added material.
	Views	You can select model views.
	Bolt group	You can select entire bolt groups by selecting one bolt in the group.
	Single bolts	You can select single bolts.
	Rebar sets	You can select rebar sets, and also reinforcing bar groups and single reinforcing bars.
	Rebar groups	You can select bar groups in rebar sets, and also reinforcing bar groups and single reinforcing bars.
	Single rebars	You can select single bars in rebar sets, and also reinforcing bar groups and single reinforcing bars.
	Pour breaks	You can select pour breaks.
	Planes	You can select construction planes.
	Distances	You can select distances that are used in custom components or in parametric modeling.
	Tasks	You can select Task Manager tasks.
		Switch Direct Modification on or off.
		Hide selected switches from the toolbar.

Analysis model switches

The following switches can be used to select objects in an analysis model:


Switch	Selectable objects	Description
	Loads	You can select point, line, area, uniform, and temperature loads.
	Analysis parts	You can select analysis parts.
	Nodes	You can select analysis nodes.
	Rigid links	You can select analysis rigid links.

Selection switches in drawings

Similar selection switches are available in drawings:


Switch	Selectable objects	Description
	Any objects	Turns all switches on. You can select all object types, an entire group of dimensions, or an entire grid.
	Lines	You can select drawing objects such as lines, arcs, circles, rectangles, polylines, polygons, and clouds.
	Text	You can select any text in drawings.
	Marks	You can select all kinds of marks and associative notes in drawings. This selection switch also selects weld marks.
	Parts	You can select parts, such as columns, beams, and plates in drawings.
	Section symbols	You can select section symbols in drawings.
	Welds	You can select welds in drawings. To select weld marks, use the Select drawing marks selection switch.
	Views	You can select drawing views.
	Dimensions	You can select drawing dimensions. You can select an entire group of dimensions by selecting one dimension in the group.
	Single dimensions	You can select single drawing dimensions.
	Grids	You can select grids in drawings.
	Grid lines	You can select single grid lines in drawings.
	Detail marks	You can select details marks in drawings.
	Plugins	You can select custom plugins in drawings.