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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;

  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.

  Objects that are part of a Module Layer are selected or deselected together.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  Right-Drag - highlights an area, and all the objects within the area are unselected regardless of SelectMode.

  Right-Click and Shift-Right-Click - either display a pop-up menu of commands or a set of context commands for the item under the cursor depending on the setting of "Right-Click" in Section 2.10.2.

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  Double-Click - invokes Section 2.2.8 on the object after selecting it for eligible objects. Otherwise it acts as Left-Click.

  "?" - displays the Property menu for the object hovered over

- "e" sets the zoom to a value that allows all the room to be shown and moves the origin of bottom left of the window to be 0,0

- "s" sets the zoom to show the selected set of objects and pans the window to center the highlit area.

  "c" - moves the center of the window (i.e., Pans) to be at the cursor position

  Hovering over a selected object (inside the blue highlight area) displays an anchor. The Anchor shows the actions available -
  - If the Shift key is depressed, a "cross-arrows" anchor shows that a Section 2.2.9 will occur with Left-Click.
  - If the Ctrl key is depresesed, a "rotation-circle" anchor shows that a Section 2.2.15 will occur with Left-Click.
  - With neither depressed a "target" anchor shows that a Double-Click will invoke Section 2.2.8 within Select for the object hovered over.

  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.

  Shift+Right-Click or Right-Click (depending on the setting of Right-Click in Section 2.10.2) - Shows context menu items that allow you to perform actions on the selected item(s) including rotating them by various angles and moving them fixed amounts.

  Shift+Left-Click+Drag - on a selected object moves the selected objects (the Move (Section 2.2.9) command).

  Ctrl+Left-Click+Drag - on a selected object rotates the selected objects (the Rotate (Section 2.2.15) command).
  - If the Shift key is pressed while dragging in rotation then rotation will occur in 15° increments.
  - 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.

  Double-Click - on a eligible object such as a Link Object will Activate it, and on a Modifyable object will go into Modify Mode (Section 2.2.8) within Select.

  Right-Click and Shift-Right-Click - either display a pop-up menu of commands or a set of context commands for the items selected depending on the setting of "Right-Click" in Section 2.10.2. The options effects depend on the type of object(s) selected and hovered over.

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Once Objects are

Once objects are selected, the following commands operate on them:

- Move (Section 2.2.9) the selected objects.
- Rotate (Section 2.2.15) the selected objects.
- Flip (Section 2.2.6) (mirrors) the selected objects.
- Delete (Section 2.4.4) selected objects.
- Hide (or unhide) in a Tunnel (Section 2.4.5).
- Move Above or Below (Section 2.4.2).
- Parts List (Section 2.9.6) of the selected objects.
- Change the width of the tracks' rails.
- Export (Section 2.5.1) the selected objects.
- Group Creates a structure or turnout definition (Section 2.9.4) from the objects.
- Rescale (Section 2.2.1) the selected objects.

The Cut, Copy, Clone and Paste commands found on the Edit (Section 2.4) menu will also operate on selected objects.

Notes:

- 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.

- 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.

- The Select All item on the Edit (Section 2.4) menu can be used to select all objects on the layout.

- 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.

- Pressing the Escape key will deselect all selected tracks. Alternatively left-clicking on an empty area will also work.