Autodesk 235B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD MEP 2010, User Manual

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Associative Movement
You can move schematic symbols or line segments without breaking their connections with the rest of the
geometry. This feature is called associative movement. Used in conjunction with certain grips, associative
movement enables you to move a schematic run component quickly and accurately.
For example, when you move a schematic symbol to a new location, the line segments attached to the
symbol can move, shrink, or stretch to maintain a connection with the schematic layout. You can also move
a schematic line segment without affecting the location of schematic symbols or other segments of the run.
Selecting Components
You must select a component in order to modify it. There are several ways you can select one or more
components in a drawing:
■ Move the cursor over an object, and click to select it.
■ Drag the cursor from left to right to select only objects that are entirely enclosed by the rectangular area.
■
Drag the cursor from right to left to select objects that are entirely or partially enclosed by the rectangular
area.
■
Select an object and click [Schematic Line or Schematic Symbol ] tab
➤
General panel
➤
Select System
drop-down
➤
Select Similar . This command selects all objects in the drawing that have the same
part subtype, size, and system as the selected object.
■ Select an object, and click [Schematic Line or Schematic Symbol ] tab
➤
General panel
➤
Select System
drop-down
➤
Select Connected Branches . This command selects all components of a schematic run,
or a portion of the schematic run.
■ Select a group of objects, and use the Properties palette to modify settings for a particular system.
■ Select a group of objects, and use the Properties palette Quick Select filter to refine the selection set to
objects with a common property.
For more information on selecting objects, see ''Select Multiple Objects'' in the AutoCAD
®
Help.
To select connected branches
1 Select a schematic line or fitting.
In this example, the Select Connected Branches command is used to select a schematic run.
2 Click [Schematic Line or Schematic Symbol] tab
➤
General panel
➤
Select System
drop-down
➤
Select Connected Branches .
3 Press Tab to cycle through the connection previews.
4 When the desired branch is highlighted, press ENTER .
5 Repeat the previous steps to select other branches, even if they are not connected to the original
schematic system.
6 Press ENTER to select the branches.
To filter selections by system
1 Select multiple objects.
2 On the Design tab of the Properties palette, select the system from the drop-down list.
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