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Make features selectable |
Note: Features in a model are selectable when the
is displayed next to the corresponding feature class in the Model Explorer. |
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Select one feature |
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Select multiple features or add features to a selection set |
Hold down the Ctrl key as you left-click the features to add. The selection set can include features of different types. |
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Select all members of a feature class or subset |
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Select all features in the model |
Right-click in the Model Explorer and choose Select All from the context menu, or press Ctrl + A. |
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Select all visible features |
Zoom to display the features you want in your selection. Click |
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Select features within a feature class using an expression |
Right-click the feature class or subset in Model Explorer and click Select By Filter. In the Create Attribute Filter dialog box, create an expression to evaluate properties or to specify a location. Click OK to create the selection set. Note: If you create a property-based expression, only the properties for the current feature class are available.
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Select features across feature classes using an expression |
Click Note: If you create a property-based expression, only the properties that are common to all feature classes are available.
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To zoom to the current selection |
Select the feature(s) to display. Click |
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To automatically zoom to the extents of selection sets |
Click |
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Make features unselectable |
In the Model Explorer, toggle the padlock next to the desired feature class until it displays Note: Features in a model are unselectable when the
is displayed next to the corresponding feature class in the Model Explorer. |
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Deselect all selected features |
Press Esc. |
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To invert the selection |
Click Home Panel Explore panel Invert Selection, or press Alt + I. |