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SelectByList

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SelectByList

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Find, select and sort components, bodies and faces from a searchable panel. Includes A-Z sorting — something the Autodesk® Fusion® browser can't do — making large assemblies easy to navigate.

Free

Select By List adds a dockable panel to Fusion that lets you find, select and operate on components, bodies and faces by name — without hunting for them in the viewport or browser.

ONE OF THE KEY REASONS WE BUILT THIS:

Fusion browser doesn't let you sort components alphabetically. In large assemblies, this makes finding specific parts time-consuming and frustrating. Select By List adds instant A-Z sorting so you can locate and select anything by name in seconds — then switch back to browser order whenever you need it.

SELECTION & SEARCH:

- Searchable, filterable list of all components, bodies and faces in the active design

- Sort alphabetically (A-Z) or keep Fusion's native browser order - toggle with one click

- Filter by type: Component, Body, Assembly, or drill into individual Faces

- Colour coded to match Fusion's browser (purple = component, blue = body, orange = assembly)

- Entity colour swatches shown alongside each item

- Send selection to the Fusion viewport for use with any Fusion command

OPERATIONS (run directly from the panel):

- Mirror

- Rectangular Pattern

- Circular Pattern

- Move (with gizmo centred on selection)

- Repeat Last - re-run the previous operation with one click

VISIBILITY CONTROL:

- Show or hide selected entities

- Isolate selected entities - hides everything else instantly

- Restore all visibility with one click

RENAME:

- Rename any component or body directly from the panel - no need to double-click in the browser

FACE SELECTION:

- Select a body or component and drill down to its individual faces

- Useful for applying appearances, face splits, or face-specific operations

OTHER:

- Panel auto-populates when a design is opened - no manual refresh needed

- Supports Fusion's light and dark themes with a matching tool

Details

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Select By List runs entirely locally - no internet connection, cloud services or Autodesk Platform Services subscription required. It is free to use and open source.

The add-in was developed to address a specific gap in Fusion browser: the inability to sort components alphabetically. This is particularly useful when working with large assemblies imported from other CAD systems where component names follow a naming convention and alphabetical order is meaningful.

The panel supports Fusion's light and dark UI themes automatically, switching icon styles to match.

Supported operating systems: Windows 10/11, macOS 12+

Supported Fusion versions: Any recent version (2023 onwards recommended)

No additional software or licences required.

Privacy Policy:https://github.com/nomiapps/selectbylist/blob/main/PRIVACY.md

- Mirror and pattern operations require all selected items to be the same type (all components or all bodies - do not mix types in one operation).

- The Move command gizmo may not centre perfectly on the selection in all cases - this is a Fusion API limitation. The entity will be correctly pre-selected when the Move command opens.

- The panel must be opened after a design document is loaded. If opened first, it will display "No document open" and retry automatically every 2 seconds until a design is active.

- Face listing can be slow on bodies with very high face counts (500+ faces).

- Assembly components that share the same component definition will both reflect a rename - this is standard Fusion behaviour.

For support, questions or feedback, please use the Reviews or Q&A section on the Autodesk App Store listing page.

For bug reports, please describe the issue, your Fusion version, and your operating system.

You can also find documentation and the privacy policy at: https://github.com/nomiapps/selectbylist

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