Selecting Obscured Objects

The pick-cycling feature enables you to select an object that is obscured by another object. It is intended to help you select an object that intersects another object, or that is hidden inside, behind, or beneath another object.

To use the pick-cycling feature, click repeatedly on the obscured object in the Design View without moving the mouse. Each click selects a different object beneath the cursor in turn, one at a time.

Recommendation: Turn off any currently active manipulator (for example, the Move manipulator) for objects near the cursor to ensure that each click selects an object rather than a manipulator.