The “Select by query” tool included in ‘Spatial Manager’ allows you to achieve object selections in the map or drawing based on a query over the alphanumeric data associated with the objects. From version 5 this tool let you to select the data values from a list of available values for each data
Related videos: AutoCAD / BricsCAD / ZWCAD / Desktop
As you can see in the videos above, this option will also allow you to search among the available values
In addition, it is useful to review a number of important possibilities within this function:
- Multiple value comparison options, such as Contains, <, >, Not equal, etc.
- You can construct complex queries by applying the “And” / “Or” logical operators
- Apply the query over the whole map or drawing, or to the current selection only
- Define a new selection or add the selected objects to the current selection
Learn more about selecting objects by defining object data queries:
- Spatial Manager for AutoCAD
- Spatial Manager for BricsCAD
- Spatial Manager for ZWCAD
- Spatial Manager Desktop
Note for CAD applications: “Selecting by Query” feature is available in the Standard and Professional editions only