Work With the Selection Inspector
Inspect a Selection
- Click an object in the Scene View or in the Selection Tree. Alternatively, click a Selection Set or a Search Set.
- Click Home tab > Select & Search panel > Selection Inspector
.
Save a Selection
Select all the objects that you want to save in the Scene View or on the Selection Tree. Alternatively, click a Selection Set or a Search Set.
Click Home tab > Select & Search panel > Selection Inspector
. Alternatively, right-click an item in the Selection Tree window > Selection Inspector.
Click Save Selection.
Note: You can also save a selection set by clicking Save Selectionin the Sets window. See Create and Manage Selection and Search Sets.
Export a Selection
Click an object in the Scene View or on the Selection Tree. Alternatively, click a Selection Set or a Search Set.
Click Home tab > Select & Search panel > Selection Inspector
.
Deselect
any objects you do not want to include in the exported file.
Note: By default, all files that are displayed in the Selection Inspector window are exported into the file.Click Export
> Export CSV.
In the Export to CSV dialog box, browse to the desired folder, and enter the name for the new file, then click Save.
Deselect an object
- In the Selection Inspector Window
, click Deselect
for the objects or groups that you want to remove from the selection.
Zoom a Selection
- In the Selection Inspector window
, click Show Item
for the object or group of objects that you want to zoom.
Add a Property Set or Quick Properties Definition
Select an object in the Scene View or on the Selection Tree. Alternatively, click a Selection Set or a Search Set.
Click Home tab > Select & Search panel > Selection Inspector
.
Click the Property Sets drop-down list, and then select either a custom property set, or the Quick Properties option.
Note: Adding Quick Properties enables you to view property information in a tooltip style window as you move your cursor over objects in the Scene View.