topic Re: Element selection issue in AC11 in Installation & update

Element selection issue in AC11

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 06:10:06 GMT

I'm relatively new to ArchiCAD but I've been using AC10 up until this past week and have not run across this problem. After upgrading to 11 I can't select anything without hovering over it, clicking it, then hovering over it again and tabbing through all other items in the section that are in close proximity to the element i'm trying to select. Otherwise it selects the other elements when I click the node of the selected element that I want. It seems it always selects the elements I do NOT want rather than the ones I do. This occurs most when I select slabs and they abut walls. It automatically selects the walls instead. This is killing my work flow. Please, any advice is greatly appreciated.

Re: Element selection issue in AC11

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:44:25 GMT

Hi, atlantex

Try activating the tool of the item you want to select before making the selection (eg. slab tool). It should then be the first item considered for selection.

Re: Element selection issue in AC11

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:35:10 GMT

s2art wrote:
Try activating the tool of the item you want to select before making the selection (eg. slab tool). It should then be the first item considered for selection.

...and in that case (non-arrow active), remember to press the Shift key down to temporarily switch from construction to selection mode...

Karl

Re: Element selection issue in AC11

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:02:53 GMT

Karl wrote:
s2art wrote:
Try activating the tool of the item you want to select before making the selection (eg. slab tool). It should then be the first item considered for selection.
...and in that case (non-arrow active), remember to press the Shift key down to temporarily switch from construction to selection mode...

Karl

Of course, only half the story, as usual.

Re: Element selection issue in AC11

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:20:30 GMT

s2art wrote:
Of course, only half the story, as usual.

Not 'as usual' at all, Stuart... just trying to clarify to newbies. 😉

Cheers,
Karl