RECORD LOCATED / 2026.07.17

SOLIDWORKS Face Selection Issue

A conversation-specific public summary of solidworks face selection issue, distilled from the supplied export. The detailed excerpts remain available in the released note file.

CHAT-0333REV EXPORT-03

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A face and the component behind it. The highlighted surface and the entire object are different selection targets. — The highlighted surface and the entire object are different selection targets.Explanatory drawing based on this record

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STATUSRECOVERED / SPECIFIC NOTE

MATERIALCHAT EXPORT / BUILD & TOOLS

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Conversation-specific knowledge extracted from the solidworks face selection issue discussion.

EXTRACTED KNOWLEDGE / HOW-TOFROM CONVERSATION

QUESTION / CONTEXTwhen i select things in a solid works assembly it is selcting its face and not the part

IMPORTANT GUIDANCE

If the Face filter (little square face icon) is highlighted, click it to turn it off.
Or simply press F6, which toggles all selection filters off.
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Right-click in the graphics area.
Look for Selection Priority.
Make sure it is set to Component or Automatic, not Face.
Right-click the face.
Choose Select Other.

Extracted from the conversation’s assistant responses and edited for public clarity. See the released note for additional redacted excerpts.

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2026.07.17EXPORT-04

Matched to the supplied export; key guidance is surfaced separately and the raw transcript remains unpublished.

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SourceSupplied ChatGPT export

CategoryBuild & Tools

Conversation3 user turns / 6 assistant turns

Attachments44 references detected

Public detailExtracted knowledge + excerpts

RELEASED MATERIAL///

CHAT-0333-public-note.txtPUBLIC-SAFE CONVERSATION NOTE / UNIQUE FILE

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