Set Area by Selecting Model Items
- Last UpdatedAug 13, 2025
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Sets the limits of an area to contain specific items from the 3D model.

Click
above the Design Members list to navigate to the previous element in the currently selected hierarchy.
Click
above the Design Members list to navigate to the next element in the currently selected hierarchy.
Click
adjacent to the Design Members list to add the selected element in the Design Members list to the Selected Elements list.
Click
adjacent to the Design Members list to remove the selected element from the Selected Elements list.
As items are added or removed from the area, the coordinates in the Current Volume of Selected Elements part of the window change accordingly (unless the item does not affect the extremities of the area).
Select from the Goto drop-down list to navigate to the required element type in the Design Members list.
To access an element in the Design Members list that has already been added to the Selected Elements list, select the element and click Goto Selected.
To remove all elements from the Selected Elements list, click Clear.
Click OK to set the area limits or Cancel to discard any changes and close the Set Area by Selecting Model Items window.