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Visual Check dialog

Used to easily identify the location of entities in a certain section of the model. Many times, commands like assigning properties or releases are used for a certain set or range of entities which may be difficult to graphically observe because of their close proximity to each other. This feature may help alleviate difficulties in checking the properties of a concentrated group of entities.

Commands in the dialog to control the speed of the automatic selection process are described below.

Opens when the Geometry >  Highlight Entities Sequentially tool is selected in the Selection group on the Geometry ribbon tab.

SettingDescription
Start With list

Select the entity type to highlight.

Currently Selected

Displays the currently selected entity

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Automatically selects the type of entity chosen in the Start With list in a sequential order (by entity number).

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Pauses the sequential selection operation. Inactive when the automatic selection is not active.

>>

Increases the speed at which the automatic selection occurs. The selection process becomes faster with each press of this button.

<<

Decreases the speed at which the automatic selection occurs. Each time this button is pressed, the selection process becomes slower.

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Increments the selection manually one entity at a time. If this is not highlighted, the Pause button must be pressed to stop the automatic selection process.

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Decrements the selection process manually one entity at a time. If this is not highlighted, the Pause button must be pressed to stop the automatic selection process.

Stop

Stops the selection process.

Query

Opens the entity query dialog for the currently selected entity.

Exit

Closes the Visual Check dialog.