Selecting Objects

Many operations in the Structure window are performed on selected Objects, or on all Objects if none are selected.

• An Object is selected if its Select button is depressed in the Objects spreadsheet.

There are several ways to select Objects of the current Object Type;

1. Hold down the Ctrl key and click near the center of an Object.

2. Depress the Select button for the Object in the Objects spreadsheet.

3. Enable Edit | Select Objects | Click Select, and click near the center of an Object in a View.

4. Execute Edit | Select Objects | Selection Box and draw a Selection Box to enclose Objects in a View.

Using the Object Selection Box

When Edit | Select Objects | Selection Box is executed, the mouse pointer will change to a cross when the pointer is moved inside a View.

• Move the cross pointer to a corner of the desired selection area.

• Click & drag to draw a Selection Box enclosing the desired Objects.

• Release the mouse button to select all Objects with geometric centers inside the selection box.

Using the Shift, Ctrl, & Alt Keys with the Selection Box

• Hold down the Shift key and draw a Selection Box to Add To the selected Objects.

• Hold down the Ctrl key and draw a Selection Box to Toggle the selections of the enclosed Objects.

• Hold down the Alt key and draw a Selection Box to Un-select all of the enclosed Objects.

Selecting All Objects

• Double click on the Select column heading in the Objects spreadsheet until all Select buttons display Yes.

• Execute Edit | Select Objects | Select All .

• Right click on the Objects spreadsheet, and execute Select All from the menu.

Un-selecting All Objects

• Double click on the Select column in the Objects spreadsheet until all of the Select buttons display No.

• Execute Edit | Select Objects | Select None .

• Right click on the Objects spreadsheet, and execute Select None from the menu.

Toggle Object Selection

• Hold down the Ctrl key and click near the center of an Object.

• Execute Edit | Select Objects | Invert Selection.

• Hold down the Ctrl key and draw a Selection Box.

• Right click on the Objects spreadsheet, and execute Invert Selection from the menu.

Selecting a Range of Objects in the Objects Spreadsheet

• Click on the Select button to display Yes for the first Object in the range to be selected.

• Hold down the Shift key, and click on the Select button for the last Object to be selected.

• Yes will be displaying for all Objects in the range between the first & last Objects.