Selection Master

Filters

Filter Overview

Selection Master supports two classes of selection filters; standard filters and parameter filters. The following graphic shows the 'Current Filters' section of the palette including an example of each filter type. The descriptions below describe each column.

Current Filters Pane

Editing the Filter List

To add, remove, or edit the filters in the current list simply use the controls given in the current filters list as described below:

Current Filters List

  1. Clear Filters Button - This button clears all filters from the current set and causes it to revert to an empty filter set.
  2. Add Filter Button - This button adds a filter to the end of the list. By default, new filters are created as level filters set equal to the first level in the project. After the filter is created you can modify the filter type and any other values by simply using the drop downs.
  3. Individual filter controls
    1. The arrow control is a grip that allows the user to drag and drop to reorder filters. IMPORTANT: Selection Master processes filters in the order that they are listed. Because some filters take longer than others filter order can effect performance. The following are recommended guidelines for ordering filters:
      1. Parameter filters are the slowest filters. Because of this they should be listed last. It is also not recommended to have a parameter filter as your only filter if possible.
      2. Filters should be ordered so that the ones that REMOVE the most elements are listed first. For example if your project only contains a few dozen doors but two levels filtering by category first will be fastest. However if you project is a residential tower that contains many many doors on 100 different levels it would likely be faster to filter by level first.
    2. The 'X' button removes this filter from the set.
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