See also the Glazing and openings tutorialThe Filter selection dialog provides tools to allow the selection of objects on the Load data from template dialog to be controlled. It is accessed by clicking on the Selection filter link in the Info panel of the Load data from template dialog.
Note: Selections made using this dialog are additive to any already made. To clear any previous selections first you should use the Select none option on the Load data from templates dialog before opening the Filter selection dialog.
See also the Glazing and openings tutorial
There are 3 general selection methods selected from the Filter by drop list:
When either 2-Surfaces or 3-Openings are selected as the Filter by method you can define whether the selection should apply to internal, external or to both internal and external objects. Select from:
When the 1-Zones selection method is used you can filter either by zone name or tag.
If you wish to filter by the zone name then check this checkbox.
Selection type
The filter can be set up to either include or exclude text. Choose from:
- 1-Including text where the filter is used to select any zones whose names include the text entered into the Filter text below.
- 2-Excluding text where filter is used to select any zones whose names do not include the text entered into the Filter text below.
Filter text
Enter the filter text. For example if you wanted to select all zones in the model with the text "corridor" in their zone name then set the Selection type (above) to 1-Including text and enter "corridor" here and press OK. This can be useful as a quick way to load activity, lighting and HVAC templates to particular zone types.
Tip: This tool is much easier to use if zones are named consistently when setting up models.
Match whole zone name only
If the matching should be done on the whole name then check this checkbox. Otherwise the matching will be carried by searching for the filter text anywhere in the zone name.
If you wish to filter by the zone tag then check this checkbox.
Selection type
The filter can be set up to either include or exclude text. Choose from:
- 1-Including text where the filter is used to select any zones whose tags include the text entered into the Filter text below.
- 2-Excluding text where filter is used to select any zones whose tags do not include the text entered into the Filter text below.
Filter text
Enter the filter text. For example if you wanted to select all zones in the model with the text "East" in their zone tag then set the Selection type (above) to 1-Including text and enter "East" here and press OK. This can be useful as a quick way to load activity, lighting and HVAC templates to particular zone types.
Match whole tag only
If the matching should be done on the whole tag then check this checkbox. Otherwise the matching will be carried by searching for the filter text anywhere in the tag.
When the 2-Surfaces selection method is used you can select surfaces based on their orientation and/or slope with an option to limit selection to zones that are already selected on the Load data from template dialog on the Target tab.
Check this checkbox if you would like to select surfaces having a particular range of orientations.
Lower orientation limit
Enter the lower end of the orientation range. For example to be sure of selecting all surfaces that are within 5° of south-facing you could enter 175 here and 185 for the upper orientation limit below.
Upper orientation limit
Enter the upper end of the orientation range.
Check this checkbox if you would like to select surfaces having a particular range of slopes.
Lower slope limit
Enter the lower end of the slope range. For example to be sure of selecting all surfaces that are vertical you could enter 90 here and 90 for the upper slope limit below.
Upper slope limit
Enter the upper end of the slope range.
If you wish to filter by the surface tag then check this checkbox.
Selection type
The filter can be set up to either include or exclude text. Choose from:
- 1-Including text where the filter is used to select any surfaces whose tags include the text entered into the Filter text below.
- 2-Excluding text where filter is used to select any surfaces whose tags do not include the text entered into the Filter text below.
Filter text
Enter the filter text. For example if you wanted to select all surfaces in the model with the text "Curved" in their zone tag then set the Selection type (above) to 1-Including text and enter "Curved" here and press OK. This can be useful as a quick way to load construction, glazing and/or facade templates to particular surfaces.
Match whole tag only
If the matching should be done on the whole tag then check this checkbox. Otherwise the matching will be carried by searching for the filter text anywhere in the tag.
To ensure that only surfaces in zones that have already been selected on the Load data from templates Target tab are selected check this checkbox.
When the 3-Openings selection method is used you can select openings based on their orientation, slope and/or tag with an option to limit selection to zones that are already selected on the Load data from template dialog on the Target tab. Settings work in the same way as for surfaces described above.