Advanced

Purpose:

Lets you select objects by name, type and box. The objects do not have to be present in the current drawing.

Prerequisites:

None.

Instructions:

Select type, specify a box if any and give a name. Wildcards can be used (*, %) when specifying the name. Choose which action to perform add, remove or restrict to:

• add objects to this selection.

• remove objects from this selection.

• refine this selection with the current information.

  The toggle button Select All Objects selects all objects in the data banks of the following types:

• Shell Profile

• Curved Panel

• Shell Plate

• Seam/Butt

• Hull Curve

• Plane

Ok will perform the action and add the objects to the other selected objects.

Apply will perform the current action and allows for further operations on the selection, before choosing OK to make the objects selected.

Pick lets you indicate objects in the current drawing. The indicated objects will be added/removed to/from the selection depending on the specified action.

Cancel aborts the function and no further objects are selected.

Undo will take back the last change of the selection.

List displays a list of all matching objects.

Options:

None.

Result:

The objects will be selected and if part of the current drawing, they are also highlighted.