3D Selection Vault

Selection Box (PORT)

Also known as PORT, Selection-Volume box

A persistent, semi-transparent box is placed around a group of objects in the scene and all objects inside are selected; the box is moved remotely like a held object and resized by pushing the joystick in the direction of a face.

How it works

The box is a selection volume that stays in the scene. It is moved with Go-Go (later HOMER) as if it were an object, so it can be placed at a distance, and it is resized with PORT, which grows or shrinks the box along the axis the user points at. Objects inside the box are selected as a group.

Papers

• John F. Lucas (2005). Design and evaluation of 3D multiple object selection techniques. Master's thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University link