# Selection

The Selection Toolbar consists of the following tools (From left to right): 

* **3D View Tool**
* **Create Profile Tool**
* **Rectangular Selection Tool**
* **Polygon Selection Tool**
* **Invert Selection Tool**
* **Deselection Tool**
* **Enable/Disable "Show only selected points"**

![Data Visualization Toolbar](/files/-M_wYjlCrtK_WF5nA_BL)

### View Tool

![View Tool](/files/-Ma_lKbhV4liksaAf4nF)

* Used to view data in 3D
* Left click button to activate
* Hold left click within data viewer and move mouse to rotate data in 3D view 
* Hold right click and move mouse to Pan
* Single right click to center the view at a specific location
* Scroll wheel zooms in/out

### Create Profile Tool

![Create Profile Tool](/files/-Ma_lPavin6Jxt0JIpi0)

* Used to create a cross section or profile view of your pointcloud
* Click [here](https://docs.phoenixlidar.com/lidarmill-desktop/post-processing/workflow-kk/data-review/profile-tool) to jump to the "Profile Tool" workflow

### Rectangular Selection Tool

![Rectangular Selection Tool](/files/-Ma_lVunTikM1tB31Y34)

* Used to select a subset of points within your pointcloud using a rectangle 
* Left click button to activate
* left click and hold within data viewer at initial vertex of rectangle
* move mouse, and release to create selection shape
* Click on [**View Tool**](https://docs.phoenixlidar.com/lidarmill-desktop/user-interface/toolbars/data-visualization#view-tool) when finished to return to view mode

![](/files/-Ma-aCbv6ebZch_XgQDH)

### Polygon Selection Tool

![Polygon Selection Tool](/files/-Ma_lb42pscspVxl-xtH)

* Used to select a subset of points within your pointcloud using a Polygon 
* Left click button to activate
* left click at initial vertex of polygon
* move mouse, and left click to set subsequent vertices of polygon
* left click on initial vertex of polygon to finalize polygon
* Click on [**View Tool**](https://docs.phoenixlidar.com/lidarmill-desktop/user-interface/toolbars/data-visualization#view-tool) when finished to return to view mode

### Invert Selection Tool

![Invert Selection Tool](/files/-Ma_lfvgq8O_zARm4uAy)

* Used to invert selected points from inside a polygon, to outside, and vice versa. 
* Left click button to activate

### Deselection Tool

![Deselection Tool](/files/-Ma_lkmzj4yB24K90giF)

* Used to deselect selected points 
* Left click button to activate

### Enable/Disable "Show only selected points"

![Enable/Disable "Show only selected points"](/files/-Ma_lqonum0uS5IeiGh-)

* Used to only display selected points in data viewer 


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