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Quick selection of objects

Using the Quick selection command you can select objects using specified conditions.

CAD drafting Quick selection of objects 0    Ribbon: Home – Utilities > CAD software Quick selection of objects 1 Quick Selection

CAD drawing Quick selection of objects 2   Menu: EditCAD drafting Quick selection of objects 3 Quick Selection

CAD software Quick selection of objects 4 Command line: QS, QSELECT

The Quick Selection command can be launched from the context menu:

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In the Quick Selection dialog box, you can adjust the search conditions:

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Parameters:

Search

There are selection areas in the status bar:

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Search options:

CAD drawing Quick selection of objects 8 In the whole document – search in the whole document.

CAD drafting Quick selection of objects 9 In the current space – search in the current space.

CAD software Quick selection of objects 10 In bounding box – search in the selected rectangular area in the drawing.

CAD drawing Quick selection of objects 11 In current selection – search among selected objects in the drawing.

If In bounding box or In current selection is selected, the Quick Selection dialog box temporarily closes to allow the rectangular area to be specified on the screen or for objects to be selected . TheCAD drafting Quick selection of objects 12 Set selection button becomes available after the area is specified or the objects are selected; using this button you can select a new rectangular area or change the current set of objects.

CAD software Quick selection of objects 13 Selection parameters. Include frozen and invisible layers – allows to search objects on frozen and invisible layers

 

 

The following methods are available:

CAD drawing Quick selection of objects 14 Result set to new selection – Objects corresponding to the specified search conditions are selected in the drawing, other objects are deselected.

CAD drafting Quick selection of objects 15 Result add to selection – Found objects will be added to the selected objects on the drawing.

CAD software Quick selection of objects 16 Result subtract from selection – If objects were selected, they become deselected.

Filter templates:

 

CAD drawing Quick selection of objects 17 Presets

The button to call template managing functions and the list of saved templates.

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Save preset

Saves the preset selection conditions as a named template.

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Remove preset

Removes a preset selected in the list.

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CAD drafting Quick selection of objects 21 Reset conditions

Using a set of tools you can select objects using set and saved conditions.

CAD software Quick selection of objects 22 QS parameters

Switches on/off selection at frozen and invisible layers.

To add a condition for object search:

     

1.    Click in the <Select object type> field and choose the required object type from the list:

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To reject the selection, click on None.

2.    There is a list of parameters of all objects belonging to this type and to the specified selection area:

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3.    Select the value of the required search parameter in the Value column:

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4.    Select a logic search condition in the ExprType column:

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Available logic conditions for search:

=

equals

!=

does not equal

less

more

>=

not less

<=

not more

Like

Search of substring.

Searches for objects whose parameter value contains the substring specified in the ExprType column.

Unlike

Search of substring.

Searches for objects whose parameter value does not contain the substring specified in the ExprType column.

note: For every object type you can set numerous search conditions using one or several parameters.

5.    To add another type of object, click on the <Select object type>bottom field:

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The number of objects satisfying the search conditions is displayed in the bottom part of the dialog box: Object found: 9.

“Quick select” Functional Bar

Quick select functional bar is implemented for more convenient work.

CAD software Quick selection of objects 28    Menu: View – Toolbars > Functional > Selection

CAD drawing Quick selection of objects 29  Comamnd line: TABS > Selection

Selection bar functions like Quick selection dialog box.

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