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Selecting Objects with Constraints

When you have a crowded scene, it’s sometimes difficult to select only the objects you want. To make it easier to select only objects that have constraints, you can use a special constraints filter from the Filters menu on the Select panel.

To use the selection filters

1. In the Select panel of the main command panel, click the little arrow button to open the Filters menu.

2. Select the Obj w Constraint filter.

Selecting the Constrained and Constraining Objects

In addition to selecting objects that have constraints, you can also use the following commands to help you remember which objects are constrained to each other.

To select the constraining objects

• Select one or more objects and choose Constrain > Select Constraining Objs.

This command selects the objects to which the currently selected objects are constrained. For example, if A is constrained to B, selecting A and choosing this command then selects B.

This command also works when constraint properties are selected, as well as when a mixture of objects and constraint properties are selected.

To select the constrained objects

• Select one or more objects and choose Constrain > Select Constrained Objs.

This command selects the objects which are constrained to the currently selected objects. For example, if A is constrained to B, selecting B and choosing this command then selects A.

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