topic Re: Find and Select command not working right in Modeling

Find and Select command not working right

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:15:15 GMT

I'm trying to use Edit > Find and Select (in AC12) to select just Text objects. If in the Find and Select box I choose Text from the topmost list I seem to get just Text objects selected...but my Info Box shows a Polyline. Which makes it hard to change the Text size!

Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong? Or a work-around?

Thank you for any tips and clues.

(P.S. How do you search this forum for exact wording, like "Find and select"? Thanks.)

Doug

Re: Find and Select command not working right

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:09:04 GMT

I'm guessing that a polyline was selected before you had F&S do its thing - since F&S adds to an existing selection, rather than replacing.

Trying hitting escape until nothing is selected, then try again.

If all you want is all text (without any other criteria), then don't bother with F&S ... just select the Text tool and then do a select all (ctrl/cmd-A). Same deal for all tools.

When you search, you'll see F&S as an abbreviation as well as the spelled out phrase. The actalk search engine cannot find anything three characters or less and has other limitations. So, use this Google search that was set up by Vistasp:

http://archicadstuff.blogspot.com/

where you can enter "find and select" in quotes to find the phrase.

Karl

Re: Find and Select command not working right

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:32:02 GMT

Karl,
Thanks for the reply. I do have everything deselected before I use Find and Select. After deselecting all I put a Marquee around the area I want to select all Text items (to avoid editing Text elsewhere), and then open Find and Select and select for Text items inside the Marquee.

This time the Info Box shows a Circle. What the heck?! Any other ideas of what's going on?

Doug

P.S. Great link for forum searches--thanks!

Re: Find and Select command not working right

Erika Epstein — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:54:59 GMT

Is grouping enabled?