Animation > Create > New Selection Handle

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Creates selection handles to distinguish parts of a model.

Once selected they can be applied to a new layer for later use.

When you pick a selection handle, all other items that are not attached to the selection handle become unpicked.
If you drag over part of an object that has a selection handle, the object is not picked unless you drag over the selection handle itself.

In the SBD window, you can pick any node, whether or not it has a selection handle.