To Select Additional Elements or Deselect Some Selected Elements Based on Their Attributes
- Select the Element Selection tool.
- In the tool settings window, select the following icons: Method - Block, and Mode - Add (+).
- Enter a data point to define the first corner of the block. Use a left-right direction for inside selection and a right-left direction for overlap selection.
- (Optional) Press the <Shift> key while defining points to invert the current inside/overlap direction.
- Move the pointer until the dynamically displayed block contains or overlaps the elements you want to select or deselect.
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Enter a second data point to close the block.
Elements that meet the criterion within the block are selected.
- In the tool settings window, click the Show Extended Settings icon.
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Choose the desired attribute tab.
The attributes that exist within the selection set (block) are highlighted and displayed in the list box.
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To deselect elements with specific attributes from the selection set, click the highlighted attribute.
The attribute is no longer highlighted and the elements with that attribute are unselected.