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, the tool strip of a drawing

  1. Select the tool strip function Crossing Polygon.
  2. Click the points of the polygon with the left mouse button.
  3. Select Confirm.
    • V key or
    • Middle mouse button

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 the area as above.
  • You can remove or add individual elements by pressing Ctrl and clicking the element to be added or removed.
    • The element is added to the selected group if not already selected.
    • The previously selected element is removed from the selected group.