Do you use QSELECT when a drawing gets crowded?

[indiancad]

When a drawing has hundreds of objects, selecting them one by one can take a lot of time.

 

QSELECT lets you select objects based on their type or properties. For example, you can quickly select all circles, hatches, dimensions, or objects on a particular layer.

 

I find it especially useful when I need to make the same change to many objects at once.

 

How many of you use QSELECT regularly? What do you use it for most?

[Paul Li]

Actually I prefer to use SelectSimilar. I've also used Filter. I'm not as well versed with QSelect.

[SLW210]

Which ever the situation fits, QSelect is able to do a little more, one really isn't a replacement for the other.

 

I have an "in progress" LISP for a more robust QSelect, I add more options from time to time, but it works well as of now.

 

 

[CyberAngel]

20 hours ago, Paul Li said:

Actually I prefer to use SelectSimilar. I've also used Filter. I'm not as well versed with QSelect.

The best thing about QuickSelect is that you can append or remove your selections to/from the previous set. If you need all the manhole blocks on one layer and all the sewer lines on a different layer, for instance, you can pick one of each and use Similar. On the other hand, if you need the pipes in a particular range of lengths, you build one set without the shorter pipes, then remove the pipes that are too long, QED.

 

It may be more complex than other methods, but if there are hundreds or thousands of items to process, it will be quicker.