Select commands

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The Select command button is available on most ribbon tabs.

The exception is when in Machine View i.e. Machining Current and Machining Combined.

Select

When 'Select' is turned ON, it changes to the Select tool, which allows you to highlight objects by...

select one cabinet/item by left clicking on them individually;

select multiple items by holding down the Ctrl key while left clicking
- or by clicking on a blank area of the drawing near items for selection and dragging the mouse to form a box.
  - any objects inside or touching the box will become selected.

This works in both Plan and 3D Views. To deselect, simply click on a blank area of the drawing page.

The Select Into Tool option is accessed via an Item Menu and is used when you have formatted a cabinet in the drawing and want to place another cabinet with the same characteristics. If you have placed other cabinets in between the customisation of a cabinet, the changes will be lost.

You can also copy the data, for any item in the drawing, into the drawing tool for that item. From there you can either edit and re-insert a new copy into the drawing, or add it to the library (for a cabinet), or save it as ToolData (for other tools).

With the Cabinet Tool activated (selected), right click on a customised cabinet previously placed.
Select Select into Tool option from presented menu. This will automatically clone the cabinet ready for you to place.
Left click on page, keeping mouse button depressed, place cloned Cabinet where required on drawing.

You can also use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+D to create a Duplicate of the selected item.

The new copy will usually be in exactly the same position as the original, so you may have to move one to see both copies.

Multi Select

There is the ability to select one or more (multiple) cabinets/items at the same time.

This method can be used to select and move cabinets/items or machining e.g. drill holes. This works in both Plan and in 3D View (hold down Ctrl to select).

You also use in conjunction with the copy/paste commands to enable faster reproduction of previously drawn cabinets and items, as discussed here to illustrate the Multi Select feature.

Enable the Select command and then click and drag the cursor over the items that you want to duplicate (or move).
From the right click menu, select 'Copy'
On the command ribbon, enable 'Paste' which will duplicate your selection as shown.
Simply click on the duplicated items, to allow you to drag.
The following shows your selection dragged to a new position.

Tutorials

Generating a 3D Render : Select in 3D

Selecting and Editing Objects Tutorial

Select

Select into Tool

Multi Select

Tutorials