Thank you for your idea submission. You are correct in that the Explorer tool itself does not natively support searching within a fence. This is something we will review for the future. However, for now, you can use a fence to select elements in a specific area and use the Element Selection tool to perform actions on those elements, such as isolating them or using key-ins to filter or manipulate them.
Basic Steps:
Go to Home > Selection > Fence Tools.
Choose a fence type (e.g., Block, Shape, Circle, etc.).
Draw the fence around the area you want to search.
Use the key-in: FENCE SELECTION NEW (This selects all elements inside the fence as a selection set.)
Go to Home > Selection > Element Selection.
Use the filter bar to choose element types, levels, colors, etc.
Hello Helge,
Thank you for your idea submission. You are correct in that the Explorer tool itself does not natively support searching within a fence. This is something we will review for the future. However, for now, you can use a fence to select elements in a specific area and use the Element Selection tool to perform actions on those elements, such as isolating them or using key-ins to filter or manipulate them.
Basic Steps:
Go to Home > Selection > Fence Tools.
Choose a fence type (e.g., Block, Shape, Circle, etc.).
Draw the fence around the area you want to search.
Use the key-in: FENCE SELECTION NEW (This selects all elements inside the fence as a selection set.)
Go to Home > Selection > Element Selection.
Use the filter bar to choose element types, levels, colors, etc.
Regards,
Tamicca Sellars
MicroStation Product Manager