JOleg Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Hi, Suppose I have many small objects scattered and selected all over the canvas (objects belong to different groups , etc.). Now when they are all selected, I know that 50% of the screen should not be selected. How do I deselect 50% of the screen easily, sort of like with a lasso tool just by going around area that I do not need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Draw unselection rectangle with Shift. Video_2022-06-08_105903.mp4 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOleg Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 Thank you for response, but it does not work, SHIFT does nothing, that's the first thing I've tried. Again, all objects belong to different hierarchies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 15 minutes ago, JOleg said: Again, all objects belong to different hierarchies. I apologize for my lack of telepathic abilities. R C-R 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOleg Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 But I mentioned that in the initial post, that they belong to different groups, and different groups make different hierarchies. The only way I can do that now is by manually selecting what I need, or deselecting what I need and it's very time consuming. I've tried everything I could think of. I even checked whether there are other tools available which I haven't added to my toolbar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted June 8, 2022 Staff Share Posted June 8, 2022 HI @JOleg, I'm not aware of another way, other than the manual method you are already using. I'll leave this post here and if no further replies, will get this moved over to Feature Requests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOleg Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 Hi @stokerg and thank you! I was thinking about the same thing (about feature requests) if nobody suggests a solution. I am in need of this nearly every day and it became a pain to work without it, so I decided to ask here. I've even tried hiding and locking outer groups of objects I don't need when making initial global selection (e.g. select by fill-color or by name), but they're still being selected, either when hidden and/or locked, so I don't even have "hacks" as a workaround. And I select one-by-one 😔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOleg Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 Hi @stokerg. Can you please move this to Feature Requests or is it better if I create a new topic there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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