OpenBuildings™ Designer Help

Selector - Criteria - General dialog

Contains selection controls to select elements by detailed information and attributes. Click on the triangular icon (Show/Hide items) next to a setting group's name to expand or collapse a group box.

The more specific the selection set, the smaller it will be. For example, if a color number 5 Arc is selected, then only arcs with a color of 5 will be included in the selection set.



SettingDescription
Levels and Types The following settings are available.
  • Level Name — Select the level for the selection criteria. If a single level is selected, then only elements on that level are included in the selection set.
  • Types — Select the element type for the selection criteria. If a single element type is selected, then only elements of that type are included in the selection set.
Symbology and Class Use symbology for the selection criteria. When on, color, style, and weight are used for the selection criteria.
  • Color — Sets line color for selection criteria.
  • Style — Sets line style for selection criteria.
  • Weight — Sets line weight for selection criteria.
  • Class — Sets the element class for selection criteria.

    The element class is established when an element is placed. Elements are typically primary or construction class. Element class is changed using the Change Element Attributes tool.

Properties Turn on element properties for use in selection criteria. Elements with the following properties are included in the selection set:
  • Filled — Sets selection criteria for elements that are filled and elements that are not filled.
  • Solid — Sets selection criteria for elements that are solid and elements that are holes.
  • Snappable — Sets selection criteria for elements that can be snapped to, and elements that cannot be snapped to.
  • Planar — Sets selection criteria for elements that are planar and elements that are not planar.
  • View Dependent — Sets selection criteria for elements that are view dependent and elements that are view independent.
  • Attributes — Sets selection criteria for elements that have attributes (non-primitive) and elements that have no attributes (primitive).
  • Modified — Sets selection criteria for elements that are modified and elements that are not modified.
  • New — Sets selection criteria for elements that are new and elements that are not new.
  • Locked — Sets selection criteria for elements that are locked and elements that are not locked.
  • Select All — Turns on all element property selection criteria check boxes in the Properties group box and turns Clear All that turns off all element property selection criteria check boxes in the Properties group box.
Cell and Shared Cell Name Enter the Cell Name or the Shared Cell Name. Only cells having the entered name are included in the selection criteria.
Text Turn on the text properties for use in selection criteria. Text elements with the following properties are included in the selection set:
  • Font — Enter the text font number.
  • Justified — Select one of nine text justification positions.
  • String — Enter a text string.
  • Height — Enter a text height.
  • Width — Enter a text width.
Text Node Turn on text node properties for use in selection criteria. Only text node elements with the following properties are included in the selection set:
  • Font — Enter the text node font number.
  • Justified — Select one of fifteen text node justification positions.
  • Height — Enter a text node height.
  • Width — Enter a text node width.