Levels |
Used to specify level criteria. To select a single level, click the level. To select many levels at once, click and drag through the level list. To select non-contiguous levels in the list, <Ctrl-click> required levels. To deselect a level, <Ctrl-click> the highlighted level.
SELECTBY
LEVEL
<level
list>
Note: Level_list can be as follows:
Form |
Examples |
List levels by number |
SELECTBY LEVEL 2,4,7,9
|
Range(s) of levels, indicated by hyphen (-) |
SELECTBY LEVEL 2-4
SELECTBY LEVEL 2-4,9-15
|
Level and level group names (The complete level path must be specified for each name that is not unique in the level structure. The colon (:) is the separator character in a level path specification.) |
SELECTBY LEVEL plumbing
|
Select all levels |
SELECTBY LEVEL ALL
|
Deselect all levels |
SELECTBY LEVEL NONE
|
Note: The levels section should be cleared before using the key-ins so that no existing selections are included. You can do this with the SELECTBY TYPE NONE key-in.
|
Types |
Used to specify criteria based on element type: To select a single type, click the type. To select many types at once, click and drag through the types. To select non-contiguous types in the list, <Ctrl-click> required types. To deselect a type, <Ctrl-click> the highlighted type.
Element type criteria also can be set with key-ins:
Control |
Key-in |
(No type criteria) |
SELECTBY TYPE NONE
|
All Types |
SELECTBY TYPE ALL
|
Arc |
SELECTBY TYPE ARC
|
B-Spline |
SELECTBY TYPE BSPLINE
|
B-Spline Surface |
SELECTBY TYPE BSPLINESURFACE
|
Cell |
SELECTBY TYPE CELL
|
Complex Shape |
SELECTBY TYPE COMPLEXSHAPE
|
Complex Chain |
SELECTBY TYPE COMPLEXSTRING
|
Cone |
SELECTBY TYPE CONE
|
Curve |
SELECTBY TYPE CURVE
|
Dimension |
SELECTBY TYPE DIMENSION
|
Ellipse |
SELECTBY TYPE ELLIPSE
|
Line |
SELECTBY TYPE LINE
|
Line String |
SELECTBY TYPE LINESTRING
|
Mesh |
SELECTBY TYPE MESH
|
Multi-line |
SELECTBY TYPE MULTILINE
|
Raster |
SELECTBY TYPE RASTER
|
Raster Attachment |
SELECTBY TYPE RASTERATTACHMENT
|
Shape |
SELECTBY TYPE SHAPE
|
Shared Cell |
SELECTBY TYPE SHAREDCELL
|
Solid |
SELECTBY TYPE SOLID
|
Surface |
SELECTBY TYPE SURFACE
|
Text |
SELECTBY TYPE TEXT
|
Text Node |
SELECTBY TYPE TEXTNODE
|
Note: Existing selections are not automatically cleared by the key-ins, therefore the Types column should be cleared (not black) before using the above key-ins. You can do this with the SELECTBY TYPE NONE key-in.
|
Symbology |
Used to specify criteria based on element color, line style (including custom line style), and line weight. Element symbology criteria can also be set with key-ins:
Control |
Key-in |
Color |
SELECTBY COLOR <color>
|
Style |
SELECTBY STYLE <line_style>
|
Weight |
SELECTBY WEIGHT <line_weight>
|
Note: Key-ins must be activated by the key-in SELECTBY EXECUTE.
|
Mode |
Three unlabeled option menus control the following:
Option menu |
Description |
Top |
Controls which elements are selected, displayed, or located when the Execute button is clicked.
- Inclusive — All elements that match search criteria.
- Exclusive — All elements that do not match search criteria.
|
Middle |
Controls how criteria are used when the Execute button is clicked.
- Selection — Elements are selected based on Select By criteria. (To graphically select individual elements, use the Element Selection tool.)
- Location — Filters location of elements based on Select By criteria. Elements can then be selected by using the Select All command.
- Display — Filters display of elements based on Select By criteria.
|
Bottom |
If set to On (the default), Select By criteria is effective. If set to Off, Select By criteria is ignored.
|
SELECTBY
MODE
[
INCLUSIVE |
EXCLUSIVE
]
SELECTBY
OPTIONS
[
SELECTION |
LOCATION |
DISPLAY
]
|
Execute |
Selects, Locates, or Displays elements in accordance with the specified search criteria and Mode.
SELECTBY
ON
Note: For criteria settings to be effective, the bottommost Mode option menu must be set to On.
|
Properties |
Opens the Select By Properties dialog, which is used to specify criteria based on less prominent element attributes, such as area and class.
SELECTBY
PROPERTIES
|
Tags |
Opens the Select By Tags dialog, which is used to specify criteria based on tag values. If selection criteria based on tag values are specified, elements that do not have attached tags with the specified tag name(s) will not be selected, located, or displayed.
SELECTBY
TAGS
|
Tools > Set Select By from Element |
Opens the Set Select By dialog, which is used to set the search criteria so they match an element's attributes.
Control |
Criteria matched if on |
Level |
Levels |
Symbology |
Symbology |
Type |
Types |
Properties |
Properties
|
Class |
Class
|
After you turn on the controls for the desired criteria, identify the element whose attributes you want to specify as criteria.
|
Tools > Selector Save Sets |
Opens the
Select By Save Sets dialog
, which is used to save and retrieve sets of search criteria settings.
|
Settings > Cell |
Opens the Select By Cell dialog, which is used to specify a criterion based on the name of an unshared cell.
SELECTBY
SETTINGS
CELL
|
Settings > Shared Cell |
Opens the Select By Shared Cell dialog, which is used to specify a criterion based on the name of a shared cell.
SELECTBY
SETTINGS
SHAREDCELL
|
Settings > Text |
Opens the Select By Text dialog, which is used to specify criteria based on element attributes specific to text elements. Text strings are case-sensitive. For example, inputting the string "North" would select "North", but not "north", nor "NORTH".
Control |
Key-in |
Font |
SELECTBY TEXTFONT <font>
|
Height |
SELECTBY TEXTHEIGHT <text_height>
|
Width |
SELECTBY TEXTWIDTH <text_width>
|
Justification |
SELECTBY TEXTJUST <text_justification>
|
String |
SELECTBY TEXTSTRING <text_string>
|
SELECTBY
SETTINGS
TEXT
|
Settings > Text Node |
Opens the Select By Text Node dialog, which is used to specify criteria based on element attributes specific to text node elements. Text strings are case sensitive. For example, inputting the string "North" would select "North", but not "north", nor "NORTH".
Control |
Key-in |
Font |
SELECTBY TEXTNODEFONT <font>
|
Height |
SELECTBY TEXTNODEHEIGHT <text_height>
|
Width |
SELECTBY TEXTNODEWIDTH <text_width>
|
Justification |
SELECTBY TEXTNODEJUST <text_justification>
|
String |
SELECTBY TEXTSTRING <text_string>
|
SELECTBY
SETTINGS
TEXTNODE
|