# Strugling with select function

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/strugling-with-select-function/14199>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 1, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/strugling-with-select-function/14199 "2021-08-01T09:46:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Macek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/macek/32/10447_2.png) [@Macek](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Macek)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/strugling-with-select-function/14199/1 "2021-08-01T09:46:50Z")

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Hey, i have just got super tilted by this new select function. Normaly, when i would wanna select body, i would just easily tap it and lightly push pencil to my ipad. Now i have to drag some sort of cube, when iam trying to select what i want. This is bullshit. Iam srlsly tilted af. Sorry for my english. I"ll attach video, please tell me how do i easily select a body as i was used to. Oh well😂 new users cant upload attachment, seems like this app has same developers as this websi

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/strugling-with-select-function/14199/2 "2021-08-01T09:49:01Z")

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Hi!

You can double-tap the body you want to select with the Apple pencil, so you don’t have to use the area selection if you don’t feel like using it.