Select, copy and edit objects

Basic selection

Click visible model geometry to make it the current target for compatible tools. Selection is used by the context menu, Move Tool, appearance controls and parts of Measure & Place. A tool can apply its own selection mode, so cancel the active tool if ordinary selection feels unavailable.

Context-menu actions

Edit object, Cut with object, New object on face, Copy, Delete and Close include outline icons beside their labels. Delete keeps its red bin icon and text.

The current object menu includes Copy, Select similar and Delete. Older Rectangle and Path custom solids can also expose Edit solid. Current OCCT bodies use the Custom Solid workspace for face Push/Pull, sketch-based operations and edge finishing. Copy creates a separate object with a small initial offset and selects the duplicate; move it farther into clear space so both objects are easy to distinguish.

Inside Custom Solid, its model-browser body, sketch and plane deletions use that workspace’s history. Finish or cancel the active operation and inspect the selected row before deleting.

For the general viewport context menu, Delete removes the selected target. To recover a tracked context-menu deletion, switch Move Tool off, move focus outside editable fields and press Ctrl/Cmd+Z. Inspect the restored object before continuing. This recovery uses a limited deletion history, so save a checkpoint before deleting a large generated group or an object whose identity is unclear.

Edit generated parts

Supported generated framing and plain rectangular objects offer Edit object for Push/Pull, Fillet, Chamfer and circular/rectangular Cut. Eligible studs and joists can also offer Edit linked components. Reset customization restores the original shape, and Edited marks customized parts. See the generated-object editing guide for supported parts, scope, preview and regeneration.

Right-click a cutting solid for Cut with object, or a rectangular opening’s header for Update opening headers. Only the clicked opening starts checked; use Select unedited or individual checkboxes to include others. It resizes selected ordinary or load-bearing headers and optionally fits their studs across one or both storeys. Truss timber can be edited individually; Select truss returns to its assembly.

Choose New object on face to draw a rectangle on a flat face and pull out a separate editable part. Click its border or grips to resize, its centre to move, or its depth face to pull; click again to place. Orbit, pan and zoom remain available between clicks. Set its dimensions, material/BOM label and group in the panel. See the new-object workflow.

Deleting a part through the context menu removes it without rebuilding the building or replaying its generation animation. Use the deletion Undo described above to restore it.

Select similar

Select similar works from shared object identity. It is useful for repeated generated members that should move or receive another compatible operation together. Inspect the highlighted set before acting; visual similarity alone does not guarantee two objects share the same identifier.

Keep selection predictable

Hidden, transparent or overlaid display geometry can make selection less obvious. Temporarily use a solid color display and unhide the relevant group. If a helper or measurement is intercepting the task, switch its tool off. For complex changes, test on a duplicate before altering the original.