Filter

Used for

Match

Matches all or specific properties of an element and uses this/these as the filter criteria.

Pen

Filters the elements by pen.

Line Type

Filters the elements by line type.

Color

Filters the elements by color. You can choose from 256 colors.

Layer

Filters the elements by layer. All layers in the active document and in the drawing files open in edit mode are available.

Group number

Filters the elements by group number.

Construction line

Filters the elements by construction line format.

Pattern line property

Filters the elements by pattern line property and a pattern with a specific number.

Hatching number

Filters the elements by hatching with a specific number.

Pattern number

Filters the elements by pattern with a specific number.

Fill

Filters the elements by fill or advanced fill (with color gradient, transparency and shading)

Style area number

Filters the elements by style area with a specific number.

Point symbol number

Filters the elements by point symbol with a specific number.

Element

Filters the elements by element, e.g., lines, hatching, smart symbol.

DTM

Filters by elements created with the Digital Terrain Model module.

Urban Planning, Landscaping

Filters by elements created with the Urban Planning and Landscaping modules.

Layout Element

Filters by elements in layouts. You can also filter by scale and drop-in angle.

Architecture

Filters by architectural elements. You can define the type of architectural element, thickness and material. For more information, see Filtering by architectural component.

Attribute

Filters by elements with a specific attribute.

Building alteration category

Filters by architectural elements with the As-built, Demolition and New building attributes.

Allfa

Filters by Allfa elements.

Reinforcing Bar Element, Mesh Element,
Lattice Girder.
Precast Element

Filters by elements of the type you select.

Delete condition

Filter Step by Step only: deletes the filter condition you defined last.

Selection option for ambiguous elements on/off

When there are congruent elements, this lets you select the one to be activated. When this option is not selected, the program always selects the element that was created first (that is, the older one).

Reselect

Reselects the elements that were selected last.

Fence on/off

Lets you enter a selection fence. Click the first point again to close the polyline.

Fully bounded

Selects the elements that are fully bounded by the selection window only.

Fully bounded and intersected

Selects the elements that are fully or intersected by the selection window.

Intersected only

Only selects elements that are intersected by the selection window.

Select elements based on direction

Selection depends on the direction in which you enter the selection window:

• From right to left - selects the elements that are fully bounded or intersected by the selection window. With this method the selection rectangle is shown as dashed lines.
• From left to right - only selects the elements that are fully bounded by the selection window.

Brackets

Activates the brackets tool. All the elements you select after ”opening” the brackets, whether selected in a rectangle, fence or individually, are added to the selection. Click the Bracket tool again to ”close brackets.”

Filter step by step

Applies a filter to elements you have already selected or filtered; you can specify additional filter criteria. For more information, see Filtering step by step.

Most Recent Filters

Retrieves filter settings you have already used.