Selection and formating 101 question

[Anonymous]

I'm in need of reformating the graphic setting for all the windows on my building.

Currently they show the window bug on all the floor plans. For current print set I'll be sending out, I do not need them shown.

Question A: How can I select all windows in the project? Like a select all of a similer type, window type, etc.

Question B: Is there a way to make a global (project file wide) change to format how all windows display (or don't) their ID tags?

Thanks

[Anonymous]

To select all windows: make window tool active, hit CTRL-A (or CMD-A for mac?)

I don't know if it works for different window types as I use Door and Window Builder, but any changes to window settings should only effect those elements changed, not make all windows the same over all settings... I think.

[Anonymous]

Perfect! Thanks

I didn't have the window tool selected when I was using ctrl-A previously... Nice!

[Anonymous]

It works with any tool.

You can also combine it with a marquee if you don't want all items in the view. i.e. draw your marquee, select the appropriate tool, CTRL-A. Selects all of that tool within the marquee.

Enjoy.

[Anonymous]

and, if you need to select a particular object type across multiple stories you can use the same procedure from the 3D window with the same results.

[Richard Morrison]

"Find and Select" is a tool you should make friends with.

[Link]

seattleguy wrote:
Perfect! Thanks

I didn't have the window tool selected when I was using ctrl-A previously... Nice!

You don't absolutely need to have the window tool selected - you can just double click the window tool after everything has been selected. This is a really fast method if you need to edit many different types of elements one after each other.

Cheers,
Link.

[TomWaltz]

Link wrote:

seattleguy wrote:
Perfect! Thanks

I didn't have the window tool selected when I was using ctrl-A previously... Nice!

You don't absolutely need to have the window tool selected - you can just double click the window tool after everything has been selected. This is a really fast method if you need to edit many different types of elements one after each other.

Cheers,
Link.

On a related side note, you can also do something like that with dimensions. IF you select a whole bunch of dimensions the double-click the Text tool, it will open the menu for Dimension Text.

[Link]

TomWaltz wrote:
On a related side note, you can also do something like that with dimensions. IF you select a whole bunch of dimensions the double-click the Text tool, it will open the menu for Dimension Text.

Yes, it also applies to fill text, in a similar way.

Cheers,
Link.