Simulation»Group Selection (QUEST only)

Objects can be grouped together in QUEST so that picking any object in a group will cause the entire group to be selected. For example, the cosmetic features of a machine could all be grouped together so that they could then be easily selected and hidden during GENER or CERUN processing (see the Hide Selection function here).

To create a selection group, drag the first object of the group from the model navigator to the Groups»Selection header. A new “Selection Group01” group will be created containing that object. Other related objects can then be added to the group by dragging them from the model navigator to the selection group. Hold the Ctrl key down when dragging to also include all dependent objects in the model navigator tree.

Multiple selection groups can be created as necessary, but an object can only appear in a single selection group at a time. Objects can be easily dragged from one selection group to the next. Delete an object from a selection group to remove its “grouped” attribute.

When the Group Selection function toggle is active, picking an object that belongs to a selection group will cause all objects of that group to be selected. This is the only form of object picking that is supported with GENER and CERUN. When the Group Selection function toggle is not active and an object is picked, only that object is selected. The Group Selection function can also be toggled from the VM Construct toolbar.

The default visibility of a selection group can be set from the selection group Properties.