Selecting Parts

Selecting Parts

Using the entity panel on the right-hand side of the panel lets you assign attributes to particular parts. This is done simply by selecting the desired material attribute in the left-hand part of the panel then selecting the parts to which that attribute should be applied in the object menu. Once the parts are highlighted in the object menu the material attribute will be applied, it is not necessary to "apply" the selection. The model view will update in real time.

The parts list can be filtered down to the parts that you want to select using the standard object menu functionality. Filtering by Include file can be a particularly effective approach, if your model uses them. For example, in the case of a car model, this allows you to quickly select all of the parts which belong to the "Body in White" and assign a Material Attribute to only these parts (shown below in blue)