Mark Objects

Add Selected Objects to Marking

To access the command

Selection tool palette:

Command line: _AstM4CommMarkSelAdd

To add objects to marking

1. Select the objects to be highlighted using one of the selection methods.

2. Selection

   tool palette: Click .

The selected objects are highlighted in red.

Remove Selected Objects From Marking

Selected objects can be unmarked. Thus markings can be removed from a selection group of marked objects.

The selected objects can be deselected using the icon Remove selected objects from marking. Markings can be deleted from a current group of highlighted objects.

To access the command

Selection tool palette:

Command line: _AstM4CommMarkSelSub

To remove all objects from the marking

1. Select all highlighted objects using the Selecting all highlighted objects tool.
2. Selection tool palette: Click .

• All highlighted objects are deselected and unmarked.

To remove selected objects from the marking

1. Selection tool palette: Click .
2. Select the highlighted objects to be deselected.

• The selected highlighted objects are deselected and unmarked.

Unmark All Objects

Various Advance Steel tools allow you to highlight one or several objects. With this tool, You can unmark the selected objects.

Collision solids, temporary beam cross sections and search arrows are also deleted.

Note: In some situations it is recommended to remove all markings from the model to ensure that previously marked objects and volumes do not confuse future commands.

To access the command

Selection tool palette:

Command line: _AstM4CommUnmarkObjects

To unmark selection of highlighted objects

1. Select the objects using one of the selection methods.
2. Selection tool palette: click .

• The selection is reversed.

Search Marked Objects

Within a large model, highlighted objects are not always easy to find. For example, clashes are usually small, therefore it is often very hard to find the collision solids in the model without help.

The objects can be displayed with an arrow starting from the center of the viewport for easy identification. The arrow can be deleted or hidden, just like any other object.

Note: With the Zoom to highlighted object tool () you can zoom directly to an area in the arrowhead.

To access the command

Selection tool palette:

Command line: _AstM4CommShowMarkings

Zoom to marked object

Using the Search marked objects tool, the objects can be displayed with an arrow starting from the center of the viewport for easy identification. After finding the highlighted objects, this tool allows viewing the area in the arrowhead.

To access the command

Selection tool palette:

Command line: _AstM4CommGotoMark

To zoom to a marked object

1. Selection tool palette: Click .
2. Select one of the displayed arrows and press Enter.

• The area where the highlighted element is placed is displayed.