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2011-01-27 02:11 PM
2011-02-01 11:03 PM
Darius_bd wrote:I'm not quite following what you are trying to do, but the selection tool has options to select items entirely within the selection area or intersecting the selection area. Is that what you're struggling with? I have no problems with AC's selection techniques, either, and almost always have the "intersecting" method selected, as shown in the image below.
Just yesterday I draw a square to select some elements in an axis I needed to move but I left 3 lines of a square unselected. If I had additive selection, I would just needed to draw a "Entire Elements" square selection over the square with shift and done. With intersection-selection, I do that, and I end up with those 3 lines selected but the first line unselected. Yes, it could be as easy as go clicking every line while pressing Tab to keep the right one selected, but compare that many clicks and concentration to just drawing another square.
And that's just 3 lines of a square, sometimes I need more complex selections that just makes me deselect everything and start again.
2011-02-02 02:24 AM
s2art wrote:Yes different in 14.
Selection methods also depend on your AC version, as I think things have changed slightly in 14. You should add your AC version and system info into your forum profile signature line.