Select Similar

Select Similar

Win64, English

On Target BIM
Select Similar fills in the gaps of out-of-the-box Autodesk® Revit® selection options. The 7 commands can be assigned to keyboard shortcuts, allowing you to refine your element selection on the fly.

General Usage Instructions

It is recommended to assign keyboard shortcuts to the view based commands that you wish to use frequently. Project based selection should probably be left to ribbon selection to prevent unintentional project wide changes by users.

Suggested keyboard shortcuts:

  • (VC) - Get View based Categories.
  • (VF) - Get View based Families.
  • (VT) - Get View based Types.
  • (II) - Get Instances (works with both view and project selection).

 

See command descriptions for use of each command.

Screenshots

Commands

Ribbon/Toolbar Icon Command Command Description

Select Categories in View

Select multiple Revit categories within the current view based on the currently selected items. Suggested keyboard shortcut (VC) (View-Categories)

Select Categories in Project

Select multiple Revit categories from the entire project based on the currently selected items.

Select Families In View

Select multiple top level families within the current view, based on all the currently selected items. Selects multiple families at once, and selects most built in Revit families like Model or Detail Lines, Masking Regions, System Families, and others. Suggested keyboard shortcut (VF) (View-Families)

Select Families in Project

Select multiple top level families from the entire project, based on all the currently selected items. Selects multiple families at once, and selects most built in Revit families like Model or Detail Lines, Masking Regions, System Families, and others.

Select Types in View

Select multiple family types within the current view, based on all the currently selected items. This command can replace the standard "Select All Instances: Visible in View". Selects multiple types at once, and selects most built in Revit types like Line Styles, Revision Number, and others. Suggested keyboard shortcut (VT) (View-Types)

Select Types in Project

Select multiple family types from the entire project, based on all the currently selected items. This command can replace the standard "Select All Instances: In Entire Project". Selects multiple types at once, and selects most built in Revit types like Line Styles, Revision Number, and others.

Select Instances

Select additional elements in either the View or Project that match one or more of the parameters of the current selection. (Single selection only) You are not limited to shared or even family parameters. You can choose from any instance parameters including project and built in parameters. Simply choose which parameters to match in the pop-up dialog, and the selection will ignore all other parameters to return the selection you want. Suggested keyboard shortcut (II) (Instance)

Installation/Uninstallation

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. OR, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin.

To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. OR, click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features (Windows 7/8.1/10/11) and uninstall as you would any other application from your system.

Additional Information

Known Issues

Contact

Company Name: On Target BIM
Support Contact: Support@OnTargetBIM.com

Author/Company Information

On Target BIM

Support Information

Please contact Support@OnTargetBIM.com with any issues, or if you have any requests for extended functions.

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Version History

Version Number Version Description

24.0.0

2024 support

1.0.0

Initial Release
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