When you are prompted to select an object from the viewport, Abaqus/CAE provides selection tools that can make it easier and more efficient for you to make the desired selection.

Use the Selection toolbar to configure the selection options. Figure 6–15 shows the layout of the selection tools. Selection tools appear dimmed if they are not valid for the current procedure.

• “Components of the toolbars,” Section 2.2.3

• “Using dimmed dialog box and toolbox components,” Section 3.2.3

• “Selecting objects within the current viewport,” Section 6.2

• “Using the selection options,” Section 6.3