Element Selection Tool

Used to select and deselect elements for modification or manipulation. The set of selected elements is called the "Selection Set".

You can access this tool from the following:

Ribbon: Home > Selection

Note: For additional details on Element Selection tool, refer to the Microstation platform help.

Element Selection Tool

In Element Selection extended window you can select elements by one or more attributes or select elements by properties or by save sets. The other attributes available in element selection are by Level, Color, Line Style, Line Weight, Element Type, Element Class, Element Template , Text Style, Dimension Style, Multi-line Style, Transparency, Display Priority, and Material.

Tip: All tabs in the Element Selection are not always visible by default. To see all tabs, right-click a tab and select Show All from the menu.

While the Element Selection tool is not selected, it is available for selection in the Reset pop-up menu.

While the Element Selection tool is selected, you can use the tool pointer in conjunction with the Reset pop-up menu to operate on the element at the pointer location or on the selected elements.

While the Element Selection tool is selected, the pointer becomes an arrowhead with an aperture encircling the tip. The aperture denotes the design plane area in which OpenBridge Modeler searches for elements. The aperture size or Locate Tolerance is a user preference that is adjustable in the Preferences dialog (Input category).

If the desired element is visible in the aperture but you cannot select it, check the following:

To select a shape, the pointer must be close to one of the enclosing lines. To select a circle or an ellipse, the pointer must be close to the circumference or center. A filled element can be selected by its interior or surface, which is set in the Locate Interiors option menu of the
Preferences
dialog Input category.
If Level Lock is on, you can only select elements on the active level.