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2.2.16 Select
Clicking on the Select button cancels all active commands, closes any open dialog windows and places focus on the main window.
In combination with the mouse, the Select command can be used as follows;
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Unselected Objects that will be added to the selected set with a Left-Click are highlighted in Blue as the mouse moves over them. Items that will be deselected are highlighted in Gold.
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Objects that are part of a Module Layer are selected or deselected together.
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Left-Click - if the SelectMode in Section 2.10.2 is set to Single Item Mode it selects just an object near the cursor. If it is set to Add Item Mode, it will add the nearby object or remove it if is already selected. Already selected objects appear in red (unless changed in the Color (Section 2.10.1) dialog) and a blue selection box surrounds all currently selected objects. If SelectZero is selected in Section 2.10.2 and an point that is not near to any object is selected, all objects are deselected.
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Ctrl+Left-Click - if SelectMode in Section 2.10.2 is set to Single Item Mode it adds an object near to the cursor to the selected objects, or removes if it is already selected. If set to Add Item Mode, it will select only the nearby object and delselect all the others. Already selected objects appear in red (unless changed in the Color (Section 2.10.1) dialog) and a blue selection box surrounds all currently selected objects. If SelectZero is selected in Section 2.10.2 and an point that is not near to any objects is selected, all objects are deselected.
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Shift+Left-Click - selects all unselected tracks connected to a track you select. Selection stops at already selected tracks. Caution: This can select all tracks on the layout.
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Left+Drag - highlights an area, and all the objects within the area are selected, if SelectMode is in Section 2.10.2 is set to "Add", already selected objects outside the area remain selected, otherwise "Only", they are deselected.
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Right-Drag - highlights an area, and all the objects within the area are unselected regardless of SelectMode.
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Right-Click - displays a pop-up menu of commands.
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"?" - displays the Property menu for the object hovered over
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"@" - moves the center of the window (i.e., Pans) to be at the cursor position
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Shift+Ctrl plus the Arrow Keys will move the selected items a pixel at a time at the current zoom level. No autosnap will occur to permit fine tuning.
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Hovering over a selected object (inside the blue highlight area) with either a Shift or a Ctrl button depressed displays an anchor that shows that a Left-Drag will either Move or Rotate the selected items.
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Shift+Right-Click (Section 3.4) - displays a pop-up menu of options controlling how objects are drawn during moves and rotates (below). If there are selected objects then additional menu items allow you to rotate the selected objects by various angles.
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Shift+Left-Click+Drag - on a selected object moves the selected objects (the Move (Section 2.2.9) command).
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Ctrl+Left-Click+Drag - on a selected object rotates the selected objects (the Rotate (Section 2.2.15) command).
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If the Shift key is pressed while dragging in rotation then rotation will occur in 15° increments.
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If the selected items(s) are moved or rotated using the cursor, and an open end of unselected tracks is close to an end of the selected tracks that will be open after the move, a pair ot anchors shows that an autosnap with alignment will occur. Upon release of the button, all the selected tracks will be moved and aligned and the tracks joined.
The following commands operate on the objects you have selected:
The Cut, Copy, Clone and Paste commands found on the Edit (Section 2.4) menu will also operate on selected objects.
Notes:
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Connections between selected and unselected tracks will be broken when selected tracks are moved. If the Drawing Scale is 8:1 or smaller, these about-to-be broken connections are marked with a red X.
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During Move or Rotate operations, if an track end that will be disconnected during the operation comes close to a disconnected end of track that isn't selected, a pair of blue circles (one empty and one filled) will turn on. This shows that if the drag is stopped, those two points will be joined and the other selected tracks aligned. This represents a faster alternative to the Section 2.2.7.7 command.
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The Select All item on the Edit (Section 2.4) menu can be used to select all objects on the layout.
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The Default Command radio button on the Command Options (Section 2.10.2) dialog controls whether the Properties (Section 2.2.13) or Select command is used as the default command.
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Pressing the Escape key will deselect all selected tracks. Alternatively left-clicking on an empty area will also work.