Element Selection

Tools on the View menu for controlling on-screen display
Tools on the viewport toolbar for controlling on-screen display
Shortcut menu in navigation mode

Using Element Selection, you select the design entities you want to display in the current viewport. The program temporarily hides all the other design entities.

As this tool is intended for checking elements, Navigation Mode is activated together with this tool.

To select the elements you want to display in the viewport

1. Click Element Selection (How).
   

   Activate Element Selection in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Elevation

   • Toolbar: Viewport toolbar

   • Shortcut menu: Navigation Mode selected - Right mouse button

   Or

   If Navigation Mode is active, press the right mouse button to open the shortcut menu. Choose Element Selection.

2. If you are working in navigation mode, switch to design mode.
3. Select the elements you want to display.
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a region, use the left mouse button to open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select
   • To include all the elements in the current document, click All in the Input options or press CTRL+A. Please note that this option is not available for all tools.

   For more information on the options available for selecting elements in Allplan, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use the Filter Assistant to apply a filter based on element types and/or properties. For more information, see Filter Assistant.

   You can see the selected elements in the viewport. If Navigation Mode is not active, Allplan activates it now.

   Tip: You can use the Focal length parameter in 3D View (viewport toolbar) to control the aperture angle of the vision cone in the current viewport. The focal length is equivalent to the lens on a small camera. The default of 50 mm is equivalent to a normal lens.

To switch the selected elements off again

• Element Selection is active.

• Click Element Selection (How).