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# 2.2.14 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;

  Left-Click - selects an object (or unselects a selected object). Selected objects appear in red (unless changed in the Color (Section 2.10.1) dialog).

  Shift+Left-Click - selects all unselected tracks connected to the track you select. Selection stops at selected tracks. Caution: This can select all tracks on the layout.

  Left+Drag - highlights an area, and all objects within the area are selected.

  Right-Click - displays a pop-up menu of commands.

  or

  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.

  Right+Drag - highlights an area, and all objects within the area are unselected.

  Shift+Left-Click+Drag - moves the selected objects (the Move (Section 2.2.8) command).

  Shift+Right-Click+Drag - rotates the selected objects (the Rotate (Section 2.2.13) command).
  - If the Ctrl key is pressed while dragging then rotation will occur in 15° increments.

  Ctrl+Left-Click+Drag - moves turnout and elevations labels (Also see the Move Description (Section 2.2.9) command).

The following commands operate on the objects you have selected:

- Move (Section 2.2.8) the selected objects.
- Rotate (Section 2.2.13) the selected objects.
- Flip (Section 2.2.5) (mirrors) the selected objects.
- Delete (Section 2.4.3) selected objects.
- Hide (or unhide) in a Tunnel (Section 2.4.4).
- Move Above or Below (Section 2.4.1).
- 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.
- Creates a structure or turnout definition from Grouped (Section 2.9.4) objects.
- Rescale (Section 2.2.1) the selected objects.

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

Notes:

- A Filled Shape (Section 2.3) can be selected by clicking on its edge.

- 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.

- 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 2.2.11) or Select command is used as the default command.

- Pressing the Escape key will deselect all selected tracks.