Select Structural ObjectsObjectiveThis chapter

describes how to select objects in the model.Selecting Selecting is used to

identify existing objects to which the next operation will apply. Operations that
require prior selection include certain Editing, Assignment, Design, Display, and
Output operations.Graphical Selection OptionsThe program has a
number of techniques for graphically selecting ob-jects: Left click: Left click on
an object to select it. If multiple objects are present in the same location, one on
top of the other, hold down the Objective 6 - 1
User's GuideCtrl key on the keyboard and click the left mouse button on the
objects. Use the form that displays to specify which object to select.Window or
"Windowing": Drag a window from left to rightto select all objects that are fully
enclosed in the window. Drag a window from right to leftto select all objects that
are fully or partially enclosed in the window. To draw a window, first position the
mouse pointer be-yond the limits of the object; for example, above and to the left
of the object(s) to be selected. Then depress and hold down the left mouse button.
While keeping the left button depressed, drag the mouse to a position below and to
the right of the object(s) to be selected. Release the left mouse button to complete
the selection. Note the following about window selection:As the mouse is
dragged, a "rubber band window" appears. The rubber band window is a dashed
rectangle that changes shape as the mouse is dragged. One corner of the rubber
band window is at the point where the left mouse button was first depressed. The
di-agonally opposite corner of the rubber band window is at the cur-rent mouse
pointer position. When dragging the mouse from left to right, any visible object
that is completely inside the rubber band window is selected when the left mouse
button is released. When dragging the mouse from right to left, any visible object
that the window crosses or encloses is selected.As long as the mouse pointer is
beyond the limits of the object(s) to be selected, the window can start at any
point.Note about Window Selections in Plan View: When selecting by win-dow in
a plan view, the objects selected will be determined by the set-ting in the One
Story drop-down list. To select only the objects at the plan level displayed (which
include the columns in the story below), the drop-down list should be set to One
Story. When set to Similar Sto-ries or All Stories, selecting in plan view may result
in objects at other levels being selected, even though only one plan level is
displayed