Select Elements Intersecting a Polygon

You can select elements by cropping the polygon shaped area. The elements intersecting the area will be selected.

As an example, Drawing Toolstrip - Drawing

  1. Click the points of the polygon with the left mouse button.
  2. Select the context-sensitive function OK.

Both the elements that are entirely inside the area and the elements that intersect the area are selected.

Note:
  • You can add a new area to the selection by pressing the Ctrl key and selecting an area as above.
  • You can remove or add selected elements by pressing Ctrl and clicking the left mouse button over an element.