topic Re: Elements selection question in Modeling

Elements selection question

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:40:07 GMT

Why is it so difficult to select created elements like trusses in 2D? All other elements - walls, slabs, columns can be easily selected (the magnet is activated) but truss remains dead still and not selectable in 2D. It's very frustrating.

Re: Elements selection question

Barry Kelly — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 01:54:10 GMT

Those trusses you have created are objects if I am not wrong?
If those objects do not have a fill then the selection magnet will not work.
As the magnet is attracted to the fill of the element.
All you can do is to select the obvious nodes at the four corners of the truss or in the exact centre.

Creating a truss with the truss maker add-on does not create a fill it seems.
At least I can't get it to work.
It is a very old add-on.

Barry.

Re: Elements selection question

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 08:31:10 GMT

Thank you, Barry! I didn't know that the selection magnet is tied to the fill of the element. I guess I am going to use a custom beam instead because it's much more editable and selectable. I changed the fill type of the truss to a foreground/solid fill (previously it was a background fill) but that didn't improve element's 2D performance.