12.06.00 selecting takeoff objects

Once drawn on a screen, you will often need to select an object or objects to:

• Modify or resize takeoff
• Copy or move takeoff
• Rotate or spin takeoff
• Reassign takeoff to a different Condition
• Assign takeoff to an Area or Typical Area
• Delete unwanted/unneeded takeoff, dimension lines, or highlight marks

Select Takeoff using the Selection Tool

• To select takeoff, or a specific object (such as text or a highlight mark), click the Select tool and click directly on the object - if there are multiple objects layered on top of each other, it may be necessary to click more than once to select the correct object - when a single object is selected, it displays the move/resize 'grab handles' on its edges

• To select multiple objects, but not all surrounding objects, use the Select tool  while holding down the <Shift> key, then click on the objects to select - when multiple objects are selected, they are highlighted in yellow

• Clicking an on object once selects it, clicking a second time de-selects it.

Select Takeoff by Roping

Roping means to draw a box around multiple takeoff objects to select them.

There are two types of roping:

• Inclusive Roping - only takeoff objects located completely within the region box are selected

• Touching Roping (default) - takeoff objects that are located within or touching the region box are selected

Set roping preference in Tools > Options > General (tab).

• Inclusive - when roping a region, takeoff objects and annotation must be completely included in the 'roped' box

In the image on the left, notice the roping (the pink outline).  In the image on the right, you can see the results of drawing the box - only items COMPLETELY included in the roped area (three walls and two doors) are highlighted in yellow indicating they are selected. Notice that other walls in teal and the light yellow area are not included (they were TOUCHING the rope, not inside it).

Roped Area Inclusive Selection

• Touching - when roping a region, takeoff objects within the box or merely touching the rope box are selected.

In the image on the left, notice the roping (the pink outline) is the same as the box above, however the image on the right shows objects included in the roped area as well as those intersected by the rope are now highlighted in yellow indicating they are selected.

Roped Area Touching Selection

To rope multiple objects, hold down the <Shift> button and click the Select tool , then click and drag around the groups of objects to select.

Select all takeoff for a specific condition

To select all takeoff on the current page for one or more specific Conditions,

• Right-click on the Condition in the Condition window and click Select Objects

• You can select ALL objects for multiple Conditions by holding down the Ctrl or Shift key, selecting the appropriate Conditions, and then right-click and choose "Select Objects".

All takeoff objects on the current page for the specific Condition(s) are selected (highlighted in yellow).

• Only objects on the current page are selected - other pages in the project are unaffected.  

• To delete all takeoff objects for a Condition within a project, you can delete the Condition itself, this immediately and irrevocably deletes the Condition and all associated takeoff (cannot be undone...).

Select all takeoff Objects On The Current Page

• Click on the Image Window  (be sure NOT to click within the Condition Window)
• Press <CTRL> + A or click Edit > Select All

All takeoff objects on the current page are selected.  Use the Copy/Cut/Delete buttons or keyboard shortcuts to perform editing functions.

Resizing Objects