Creating Custom
Selection Scripts
Command |
Path |
Custom
Selection |
Tools |
Custom selection scripts allow objects in the current file
to be selected or deselected according to user-specified criteria. The
wide array of options in the command allows for very specific filtering
and selection according to the defined selection requirements. No scripting
knowledge is necessary.
The layer options must be set to Show/Snap/Modify
Others to select objects on another layer.
To create a custom selection script:
Select
the command.
The Custom Selection dialog box opens.
Choose the desired options for the selection operation.
Click
to show/hide the parameters.
Click
Criteria to specify
the selection criteria for the operation.
The Criteria dialog box opens.
Choose
the desired criteria options.
The available operators depend on the
type of parameter. Text parameters can use the * symbol to represent
any set of characters, and the ? to represent any single character.
The
number of objects in the file that meet the criteria displays.
Specify additional options, adding a
new row of filter choices by clicking More Choices.
To remove the most recently added row, click Fewer
Choices.
Specify whether to also include objects
that are part of symbols, plug-in objects, or viewport annotations.
Click
OK.
If the Execute Immediately option
is chosen, the selection operation is now performed. If one of the create
script options is chosen, when prompted, name the script palette (if none
exists) or select an existing script palette, and name the selection operation
script. The script is saved in the script palette, and can be run as described
in Running Scripts.
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