{"id":3395,"date":"2015-10-19T15:11:16","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T14:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3395"},"modified":"2015-11-03T14:38:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T14:38:41","slug":"solidworks-tech-tip-volume-selection-in-an-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/10\/solidworks-tech-tip-volume-selection-in-an-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS Tech Tip: Volume Selection in an Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you need to quickly make multiple selections? How about picking all of those toolbox\u00a0components? Or maybe all of those hidden components? Sure you have. How do you make your selections in these situations? There are many advanced selection methods\u00a0available in SOLIDWORKS to help you select small or large groups of components efficiently. Let\u2019s take a look at Volume Select. In an assembly, you can select components based on a temporary volume that you define:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HlrL7UwIJPw?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget! The advanced selection tools are available at your mouse pointer by hitting the S key on your keyboard and choosing the flyout:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zoomLink cboxElement\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Advanced-Select-on-S-Key.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8566 size-full colorbox-8549\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Advanced-Select-on-S-Key.png\" alt=\"Advanced Volume Select on S Key\" width=\"258\" height=\"349\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about advanced selection techniques in SOLIDWORKS, head over to MySolidWorks and check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/my.solidworks.com\/mylearning\/lessons\/3\/selection-tool\" target=\"_blank\">Selection Tools Training Module<\/a>. What\u2019s your favourite advanced selection technique?<\/p>\n<p>As always, thanks for reading and happy learning!<\/p>\n<p>Originally posted by Rachel Diane York in the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2015\/08\/solidworks-tech-tip-volume-selection-in-an-assembly.html\" target=\"_blank\">SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2090\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\" alt=\"DoubleRedArrow\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/products\/products-solidworks\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more on SOLIDWORKS<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2090\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\" alt=\"DoubleRedArrow\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/company\/contact\" target=\"_blank\">Contact Sales<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2090\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\" alt=\"DoubleRedArrow\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/demo-request\" target=\"_blank\">Request a Demo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mkt.solidworks.com\/emarketing_enu\/start.swe?SWECmd=InvokeMethod&amp;SWEMethod=StartSS&amp;SWEView=URLRouter&amp;SWEApplet=SSRoute&amp;SWENargs=SSId=1-3IX8UQC,SSName=REP+ENG-INTL+SW+Inspection+Feature+Article,SSLC=,SSCC=,CID=1-3J990KL,OID=1-3IX3OU9,COID=1-3J990KM,PRO=1-NKZ7N\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3005\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/REP_SWInspection_FeatureArticle_728x90_ENG.jpg\" alt=\"REP_SWInspection_FeatureArticle_728x90_ENG\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/REP_SWInspection_FeatureArticle_728x90_ENG.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/REP_SWInspection_FeatureArticle_728x90_ENG-300x37.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you need to quickly make multiple selections? 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