Quick selection

The "Quick selection" tool is used to select the nanoCAD Mechanica 25 objects inserted into the drawing according to certain conditions.

Procedure

1. Call the command.

2. In the dialog box, configure the search conditions.

3. Confirm the setting with the "OK" button. The objects in the drawing are selected according to the search conditions.

Dialog

The dialog box consists of a toolbar and a list of search conditions. At the bottom left of the dialog, the number of objects found according to the specified search conditions is displayed.

Toolbar

• Selecting an object search area. The choice of the search area is carried out using the modes:

  • In the whole document - selection of objects is carried out in the column of the list of conditions "Object", the list of objects is taken from the entire drawing;
  • In the current space - selection of objects is carried out in the column of the list of conditions "Object", the list of objects is taken from the current sheet;
  • In bounding box - objects are selected by specifying a rectangular area in the drawing, to redefine the area, use the command Set selection;
  • In current selection - objects are selected by specifying a set of objects in the drawing, to redefine a set of objects, use the command Set selection;

• Selecting a method for adding found objects. The choice of the method of adding is carried out using the modes:

  • Set result to new selection - objects matching the search conditions will be selected in the drawing, and all other objects will be deselected;
  • Add result to selection - the found objects will be added to the objects already selected in the drawing;
  • Subtruct result from selection - found objects will be deselected if they were selected.

• QS Params. Opens a dropdown menu:

  Include Frozen and Invisible layers - the switch determines whether to search for objects on frozen and hidden layers. Does not search by default.

• Set selection. The command allows you to override a set of objects or a rectangular area. Available for "In bounding box" or "In current selection" modes.

• Presets. Opens a dropdown menu. Using the set of tools included in this command, you can select objects according to previously established and saved conditions:

  

  • Save preset
    Opens a dialog box in which the name of the template is entered, after which the template is added to the list of templates.
    
  • Remove preset
    Opens a dialog box in which a template is selected to be removed from the list, or the entire list is cleared.
    
  • List preset
    The list displays all saved templates. If the list is empty, "(Empty)" is displayed.
    

• Reset conditions. The command clears the list of conditions.

List of conditions

The list of conditions consists of three main columns:

• "Object" - displays objects and their parameters. If you selected the search area "In the whole document" or "In the current space" you must add objects yourself. In the "Object" column, select the desired type of object from the drop-down list of the cell. To deselect or remove an object from the table, select the "-None-" value.

  

• "Expression type" - a comparison operator is assigned to object parameters. Each type of object has its own parameters for which conditions are set.

  

  Possible operators:

  • = - equally;
  • != - not equal;
  • <, > - less - more;
  • >=, <= - no less, no more;
  • Like - substring search. According to this condition, all objects are selected for which the parameter value contains the substring indicated in the "Value" column.
  • Unlike - substring search. According to this condition, all objects are selected for which the parameter value does NOT contain the substring indicated in the "Value" column.

• "Value" - indicates the value by which the selection will be made. The value can be text, numeric, or selected from the drop-down list.