Changing settings to multiple types not working in one go

[Rastko Pecar]

Hello,

Ive noticed on several occasions that if I select multiple object of different type and want them to have a certain common property (it could be pen number, surface, classification or property) the change wont actually sweep trough all objects but will reach only certain (I guess this is due to internal logic of the program and I think its not connected with grouping). 

The problem is that when I select the same group of elements, the property shown is that which I wanted but also that which didn't reach all the objects, which leads to errors graphical representation of plans (easier to notice and fix) or misclassified objects (harder to spot, audit, and can lead to real problems in construction such as errors in quantity takeoffs & cost estimation).

Because I do these changes almost every day,  this issue is starting to annoy me. Currently I'm dealing with this selecting elements with ctrl+f with fixed criteria and applying the same change of settings multiple times until the change penetrates to all elements selected. Does anyone know how to fix this / share an alternative method of making bulk-changes to multiple elements of different kinds / recommend a best practice?

Many thanks!

Operating system used: Windows 10,0,22631 build 22631

[Xandros · Accepted solution]

Hi

not sure if I understood it correctly but are you looking for this function Edit Selection Set?:

https://help.graphisoft.com/AC/26/INT/index.htm#t=_AC26_Help%2F030_Interaction%2F030_Interaction-31....

[vistasp]

When you have objects of different types, try using Ctrl+Shift+T instead of the plain Ctrl+T.

[Rastko Pecar]

OMG, this is exactly it, thanks a ton!

[Rastko Pecar]

So if I want to change for example some properties and layers, but keep a certain classification disparate (each of the elements will continue to keep the current one), I just keep that part as it is? Im asking because its showing the value of one classification but that doesn't mean it will transfer that value to the rest until I change the classification/layer/property, right?