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Controls
Select
Choose whether you want to select nodes or lines.
Select From
You can select items from either the entire system, the currently active layer (as shown on
the toolbar), or items which are already selected on the map. The last option lets you
combine selections. For example, you could use a downstream trace to select a feeder
and then use this tool to select all nodes containing a particular type of transformer on that
feeder.
Properties To Match
This tree view is the heart of the custom selection ability. Starting with a node object (or
line), you add conditions which you want to specify. You do this by right-clicking on the tree
item. This will bring up a menu listing properties of the specified object, and in the case of
nodes will show types of elements which you want to exist on a node. Click on a menu
item to add that condition by setting the property in the Edit Property Dialog. The following
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