Proposal 1. “Compound region select” which either uses the pre-selected objects as limit for the subsequent selection, or lets the user draw a region (rectangular or circle) to select only certain area of the screen that consists object. Once one of those two actions is completed, the command asks f…

Proposal 3: After the primary pre-selection, allow a secondary excluding from the selection. This is the exact opposite of selecting by type, by name, or by any other criteria. Proposal 4: This is an addition to Proposal 2 from the first post. Adding a dedicated “Invert selection” button inside the…

Proposal 6: Allow right-click context menu (or an icon) to copy the object names marked in the list of objects inside the “Select name” window. It will also help to have a few more options, such like: Select all, Select none, Invert selection. Example: [Select name - context menu] Note: To copy …

I would love to see those 6 proposals becoming a real functionality in Rhino 9. Any intention by the developers to work on them? :slight_smile:

Hi @Rhino_Bulgaria , I’ve logged some of the wishes, probably missed a few. https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-82910 – Dale

Thanks! Lets hope that these will be released in Rhino 9! :slight_smile: While we are on this topic, I would like to add some more thoughts. Being able to copy the name of the selected objects is essential for many industries. Especially if there is an option to store them in the clipboard either…

Please, consider adding the last request from the following topic to the list of improvements (remembering the manually expanded size of the pop-up window during the current Rhino session). [image] Wish: Improvements of the "Select by object name" command Rhino for Windows …

@Rhino_Bulgaria this is already implemented, the dialog size is stored (at least within the session, I haven’t checked between sessions)

Awesome! Thank you for letting me know! :smiley: Is the searchbox implemented already? I don’t have Rhino 9 WIP and can’t check by myself. Also, name grouping by same name and number of copies inside brackets? This could work best by adding a new tickbox called “Group by name” or “Group same names…

[image] Bobi: Is the searchbox implemented already [image]

Wish: Smart object selection

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brian (Brian Gillespie) July 29, 2025, 10:21pm 11

RH-82910 is fixed in Rhino WIP

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Wish: Improvements of the "Select by object name" command Rhino for Windows	13	791	June 18, 2024
SelName (and a wish for V6?) Rhino for Windows	87	5751	September 15, 2021
Bug: ScalePositions does not work in SubObject mode. Why Some transforms do not work in some Objects/SubOjects? Serengeti (Rhino WIP)	33	1259	August 21, 2020
Wish: Loose lock! Allow selecting of locked objects Rhino for Windows windows	48	1163	April 20, 2026
Wish: "Select by same object name" to directly select objects of the same name as the currently selected one(s) Rhino for Windows	17	1272	August 27, 2019

Wish: Smart object selection

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