Product(s):	WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, HAMMER, SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, StormCAD, CivilStorm, PondPack
Version(s):	CONNECT Edition, V8i
Area:	Modeling

Problem

How to create a selection set?

Solution - Manual Creation

Use the steps below to create a Selection Set for specific selected elements:

1) Select the desired elements. It can be selected as shown below or by creating a window (by clicking and dragging).
2) After selecting, right click > Create Selection Set.
3) Give a name when prompted.

* You can also add/remove elements from a selection set. Select the desired element, right click then pick either Add to Selection Set or Remove from Selection Set then pick the selection set in which you want the elements to be modified.

Solution - From Query

1) Create a query (View > Queries)

2) For instance, you may want to only view the pipes with a diameter of 250 mm. If such a case, you would search the Fields table on the left for "Diameter". Double-click this and it will appear in the section at the bottom of the Query Builder dialog. Next, select the operator, such as "=". Next, click the Unique Values button in the upper right and then double-click the value you want to filter by. When you are done, the Query Builder dialog will look similar to the screenshot below:

If you want to filter by more than one item, you can select the "AND" operator from the middle of the dialog and then go through the process above once more.

3) Once the query is created you can enable the selection set by double clicking on the query name and then right clicking in the drawing pane and choosing "Create Selection Set".

Solution - Selection Set from Flextable

If you have already filtered a Flextable, you can create a selection set of the filtered elements by clicking the Options button at the top of the Flextable and choosing "Create Selection Set" -

Selection Set Groups

You can now group selection sets using the Folder option. This will help with the organization and usage of selection sets. In the Selection Sets manager, click the New button and choose Folders.

When you create a selection set from the Selection Sets manager, either by a query or by selection, the selection set will be saved into a folder if you highlight the folder. If you want the selection set to be outside of folder, you can move it to the main "Selection Set" item in the treeview

If you create a selection set by highlighting elements in the drawing, right-clicking, and choosing Create Selection Set, you will have the option to save to a folder or the main Selection Set option.

You can also move selections into and out of folders by dragging and dropping a selection set in the Selection Set manager.

More information on creating selection sets can be found here: How to create a selection set.

Sorting the Selection Set manager

As of the CONNECT Edition release 10.01.01.04, the Selection Set manager can be sorted by clicking the Label column header. The initial click will sort in ascending order. A subsequent click will sort in descending order.

Further sorting and grouping features are being considered for future versions of the OpenFlows products. The reference number for that is 420855.