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How to select certain groups/objects only? Ctr+F not working

cocoloco
Advocate

Hi!

IN previous versions of Archicad, Ctrl + F just worked amazingly for me, to select "all windows", "all doors", "certain layers", or "furniture" and so on... NOW, that is a different story. It shows me some board to select what I already selected .... but it want me to confirm I guess? But then, I don't see there layers, dimensions (lets say I want to change all fonts for all dimensions...?) does not work. This tool I am attaching in pritscreen is completely useless for me. Is there any way, maybe that I overlooked, or unchecked... that I can select "all type" without going through this time wasting process? 

 

Thank you!


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Hi Ramson,

I went through the full reply step by step and no luck. :(((  Whether I do ctrl+A OR ctrl+F before or after, or different arrows... it just does not work....ctrl+a whether select full floor plan (all in) or ctrl+f show the toolbox... whether I haven't explained myself well, or I don't know. 
Please would any of you have maybe a video showing how to select only windows, or only doors, or only whatever from the floor plan so I can ALL edit at once, if size change without having to click on each window/door/ etc manually ? I really want to learn it. 

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scottjm
Expert

https://youtu.be/zcgDu_wGQNA?t=227

First deselect everything, then select the tool of your choice, press Ctrl+A.  only the elements of that tool are selected.

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Solution
cocoloco
Advocate

For anyone in the future searching for the solution of this it is THIS!!!! 

 

1. click on "pick up parameters" (toggle that looks like injection) to be specific. 

2. click on the type of item and then CTRL+A. 

3. that's it!

 

 

MacBook Pro, Sonoma: 2.6 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7, Intel 16GB mem,
Archicad Solo 26 and 27 (in testing mode)

@cocoloco wrote:

1. click on "pick up parameters" (toggle that looks like injection) to be specific. 


You can do that, or just select the tool for the elements you want to select and then press CTRL+A as scottjm suggested.

 

Barry.

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How is that easier and different?? I don't actually understand what do you mean by "just select the tool for the elements" ... 

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Solution

You are saying (I believe), to select all walls you go to the pick up parameters tool (pipette), click that button (you can just hold the ALT key), click on the type of element you want to select (say a wall) and then press CTRL+A to select all walls.

Just activate the wall tool and press CTRL+A and it will do the same thing.

 

Barry.

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I see what are you saying! I tried all of that and beyond to the point someone would describe me as ADD 😁 -  but for some reason did not work. I don’t know if it is because MacBook user but really did not work. 

MacBook Pro, Sonoma: 2.6 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7, Intel 16GB mem,
Archicad Solo 26 and 27 (in testing mode)

The keyboard shortcuts I mention are for Windows.

I have no idea what they are on a Mac - whether they are the same of different, but they are there.

 

Barry.

One of the forum moderators.
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