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In order to select an element, move the cursor over it and press 
. In order to add an element to the selection move the cursor over it and press +<Shift>. In order to select multiple elements at once, use a frame or curve selection. In order to exclude an element from the selection, move the cursor over it and press +<Ctrl>. In order to clear the selection, press over an empty space of 3D scene or drawing. In addition to 3D and 2D view windows, elements may be selected in various tool windows.
You can also select elements by clicking them with 
. It invokes a contextual menu, which contains various commands applicable to the selected element.
When selecting elements in 2D or 3D window, you can use object snapping and selection hints. The set of elements available for selection in 2D and 3D windows is managed using the 
Filter command, the 
Selector command and active filters of elements type.
Only visible elements are selectable in 2D and 3D windows by default, including the elements overlapped by other visible elements. The visibility of elements dependson the visibility of their 
layer and on the specified 
levels and intervals of visibility. You may also 
hide and show particular elements individually or by type.
Alternatively, elements may be selected by name or ID using the 
Find command.
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