Selecting fixtures

You can use the Select feature to select all the fixtures in your plot, only certain types of fixtures, or only the fixtures on a certain hang structure. These features can also be accessed from the Fixture Selection toolbar.

This tool is most useful when all fixtures of one type need to be replaced with fixtures of another type. See Using the fixture selection toolbar and Shaded_View selection in the Editing_Objects section for information on selecting fixtures in Shaded view.

To select all fixtures

1. In your plot, right-click and choose Select Fixtures By Type > Select All Fixtures.

Result: All fixtures are selected.

To select all fixtures of a particular type

1. Click to select the fixture that you want to select.
2. Right-click and choose Select Fixtures By Type > (choose the fixture name).

Result: All fixtures of that type are selected.

To select a certain type of fixture on a particular type of hang structure

1. Click to select the hang structure containing the fixture that you want to select.
2. Right-click and choose Select Fixtures By Type > Select on Selected Pipe/Truss and then click the type of fixture that you want to select.

Result: All fixtures of the specified type are selected on the chosen type of hang structure.

To select all fixtures on a particular hang structure

1. Click to select the hang structure containing the fixtures that you want to select.
2. Right-click and choose Select Fixtures By Type > Select on Selected Pipe/Truss > Select All.

Result:

• All fixtures are selected on the chosen type of hang structure.
• All fixtures patched to the specified channel will be highlighted.

To select all fixtures in a position name created for a hang structure

1. Click to select the position name in the hang structure containing the fixtures that you want to select.
2. Right-click and choose Select Fixtures By Position > Selected Pipe/Truss.

Result:

• All fixtures in the chosen position name are selected.
• All fixtures patched to the specified channel will be highlighted.

To select all fixtures in all the unassigned positions in the hang structure

1. Click to select all the hang structures containing the fixtures that you want to select.
2. Right-click and choose Select Fixtures By Position > All Unassigned Pipes/Trusses.

Result:

• All fixtures in all the unassigned hang structure positions are selected.
• All fixtures patched to the specified channel will be highlighted.

Invert fixture selection

This feature is helpful if you want to cancel the selection of all currently selected fixtures, and consequently select all the other fixtures that were not selected before.

To use invert fixture selection

Press CTRL+SHIFT+I to activate invert selection to deselect only all the fixtures currently selected, and consequently select all the other fixtures that were previously not selected.

Note: Invert fixture selection is also available in DESIGN and LIVE mode. See Using the design tools.