Select

• To select single objects press Crtl while marking by clicking objects with mouse or
• pressed drag the mouse pointer over the objects.

Select and Edit Object

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Select Object and Edit Vertex

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Select Objects by Symbol

Choose this command to select all objects with certain symbols or in a certain layer.

• All objects with a selected symbol
• All objects ins layer
• Layout objects
• Unsymbolized objects
• Graphic objects
• Image obejcts
• Objects with invalild symbol type

Select Objects by Property

This command is activated if a map file is loaded.

Select

The first option All Objects means that the selection is made out of all objects in the map. The second option Objects with a selected symbol means that the selection is reduced to the objects with a symbol that is selected in the symbol box.

Condition

• Choose a property like Number of vertices, Length etc.
• Choose an operator like < > = etc.
• Enter a condition value.

Example 1

Option All objects Condition: Length > 200 Result: All map objects with a length longer than 200 m are selected and listed in a table dialog box.

Example 2

Select two symbols in the symbol box (ex. lake and pond) Option: Objects with a selected symbol Condition: Area <= 3000 Result: All lakes and ponds with an area smaller or equal than 3000 m2 are selected and their properties listed in a table dialog box.

Select All

Choose Select All in the Select menu to select all symbolized (also from protected and hidden symbols), unsymbolized, graphic and image objects. Layout objects are not selected.

Clear Selection

Choose Clear Selection in the Select menu to deselect all objects.

Invert Selection

Choose Invert Selection in the Select menu to deselect all selected objects and select all unselected object. Layout objects are not selected.

Select Next Object

Choose Select Next Object in the Select menu to select an object which is behind an object that is already selected.

Save Selection

Choose Save Selection in the Select menu to save the current selection. The Save Selection dialog box appears.

Enter the name of the selection and click on the Save button.

Choose Select Objects by Symbol in the Select menu to select all objects of the selected symbols.

Reload Selection

Choose Reload Selection in the Select menu to select all objects from a saved selection. Choose a saved selection and the Reload Selection dialog appears.

The list of the selected objects with aditional information is shown in the dialog. The number of selected objects is shown in the caption in brackets.

Select one object in the list and OCAD selects this object in the drawing area in the edit mode.

Edit Selection

Choose Edit Selection in the Select menu to rename or delete saved selections.

Delete a Selection

Select a selection in the Edit Selection dialog and click the Delete button to delete it. Click the Delete all button to delete all selections.

Rename a Selection

Select a selection in the Edit Selection dialog. Then enter a new name for the selection in the Selection name field. Click the Rename button to apply the new name.

Click the OK button to save and quit the Edit Selection dialog. Click the Cancel button to close the Edit Selection dialog without saving any changes.

Select Group

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