Ability to select more than one door at a time...

[Jodyb17]

Has this been discussed already? Did a search but didn't find anything. Is there a system variable I'm not aware of?

[G_Hannigan]

See this thread:

http://techboard.nemetschek.net/ubbthrea...age=0#Post64878

[Kevin]

George's link refers to making doors and windows into symbols. This is certainly not the same. Multiple selection of doors and windows has been on my wishlist for a long time.

What if I want to globally change the dimension of my trim, or the thickness of various lineweights? I still cannnot make that global change. I cannot do it with symbols or PIOs.

[G_Hannigan]

The link addresses Jodyb17's question, but ends up in a discussion of the pro's & con's of converting PIO's to symbols because you cannot select or change PIO's globally.

This is from the VW Help File:

"One-time editing: Changes to the symbol definition automatically update all the instances of the symbol in the drawing."

[Kevin]

Thanks George. Yes symbols are wonderful when they represent more than one copy. However, even if I made all of my doors and window into symbols, I would still have 10, 20, 30... different symbols due to the different sizes and configurations.

A global change to a common attribute would still entail modifying many symbols. So while symbols can be a valuable tool, I do not see them as a solution to the stated wishlist topic/problem.

I need/want to be able to be able to select all of my doors & windows and make a global change to a common attribute.

[G_Hannigan]

Try assigning Special Styles to various parts like trim at insertion in Window Settings, View Tab. The assigned style will then appear in the Classes list. A change to a style setting should affect all plug in windows whose parts have Special Styles assigned.

[Kevin]

Thanks George, good info. But of course, if I wish to change the dimensions of that trim, then I have a problem.

[G_Hannigan]

Maybe in the next version?