By default, Tekla Structures highlights the objects in yellow, so that you can easily see which objects you can select. You can switch the highlighting on or off.

You can select object properties and dates directly from the model. This can be useful when creating view filters, selection filters, and object groups.

1. Create an empty view or selection filter , or an object group.
2. Click Add row.
3. Select options from the Category and Property lists.
4. In the Value list, select one of the options.

   The availability of options depends on your selection in the Property list. You can select dates from the model only if the property is a date.

   1. To select an object property, click Select from model... and then select an object.
   2. To select a date, click Select date... to open the Select Date dialog box, and then select one of the options.

      You can either select a date from the calendar, select the review date, or define the number of days before or after the review date. The review date is the same as Review date in the Project Status Visualization dialog box.

You can have Tekla Structures interrupt the object selection process if the selection takes over a defined period of time. For example, if you are working on a large model and you accidentally select all or part of the model, you can interrupt the selection if it takes over 5000 milliseconds (5 seconds) to complete.

1. Define the time after which Tekla Structures asks if you want to interrupt object selection.
   1. On the File menu, click Settings > Advanced Options and go to the Modeling Properties category.
   2. Modify the advanced option XS_​OBJECT_​SELECTION_​CONFIRMATION.

      The default value is 5000 milliseconds.

   3. Click OK.
2. Select all or part of the model.
3. When Tekla Structures asks if you want to interrupt object selection, click Cancel.

You can change the settings so that you can select objects also with the right mouse button.

1. On the File menu, click Settings and select the following check boxes:
   • Select on right-click
   • Rollover highlight
2. Right-click an object to select it. Tekla Structures highlights the object and shows the related shortcut menu.

You can keep the Move and Copy dialog boxes open if you are going to use them often, for example when creating grids and levels in a new model

1. Run the Copy or Move command.
2. To stop copying or moving objects, right-click and select Interrupt from the pop-up menu.

   The dialog box remains open on the screen.

3. To continue copying or moving objects:
   1. Click the dialog box to activate it.
   2. Select an object.
   3. Enter the values you want to use, and then click the Move or Copy button in the dialog box.

Sometimes when Tekla Structures displays warning messages, you have the option to hide future warnings of the same type. You can have Tekla Structures show these warnings again.

1. To hide future warnings of the same type, select the Do not show this message again check box.
2. To re-display the warnings, hold down the Shift key while running a command that should normally induce a warning message. For example, copy or move objects outside the work area. Tekla Structures displays the associated warning message.