The “Select All Tagged” command does not appear to select within Components or Groups. Is there any way to force it to do that, either with settings or an extension?
In other words, instead of manually selecting each symbol like this:
(it’s part of a component / group, you can see the dotted line extending down to the other piece)
I would like a way to select all of the symbols, which are all tagged.
Is this possible?
If you mean to add all the tagged entities to the SketchUp selection, unless they are all in the same parent context (model, group, or component), the answer is no. It is impossible to add things from different contexts to the selection.
I believe Selection Toys Plugin will do this…
Hmm…I just tried doing this via a bit of Ruby, and it appears the Ruby API will allow the selection to contain entities from different contexts. It is certainly impossible via the GUI because you can’t open a new context without losing the current selection.
Did you try Curic Birdcage? https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxzOGn-vRDocGgs05Z8e32k_xJ5XfIMQuq?si=FLwTSz71eF9aUSyL
I use this with Thom Thoms plugin often… will do it on Monday and reply to this thread.
It’s possible to select ‘by properties’ etc across different contexts by using the Ruby API… BUT it’s dangerous - because what you then do with that selection might well give you a sudden BugSplat!
@Nathank9000 I’m second guessing your objective, but have you tried using the Search option in Outliner and Expand All from the menu in the top right corner?
That may just speed up the find and checking.
The only thing I would do with that selection is DropGC - 15 feet height.
I basically want all the symbols to line up on the same vertical level. But they’re all grouped with their relevant items.
I don’t think that will work, as the ‘drop’ will be different in every context that the symbol lives. It will likely move the object the same amount in each, if it works at all.
I’m not really sure what’s going on or how you got to this point in the model.
It’s mostly for my OCD, but it also helps to keep things visually organized and check for “empty spots” or conflicts.
I like to have all the symbols visually higher above the model itself, so they’re in a “thin cloud” several feet above the main model. It’s easier for me to know what’s what, and it removes a lot of the clutter (by distancing it) without having to constantly toggle tags on/off.
It’s really just my workflow / convenience.
But anyway, I’m changing the process and it’s not really going to be that much a concern anymore.
