Select object trees recursively
Does anyone know how to select all objects that are connected descendants (recursively) of a starting object? I need the selection to include all connected patchcords as well. Thank you in advance!
if you position all objects belonging together so that they are within a rectangle, i.e. free from rubbish such as comments and gui objects, you can select them with a single drag ;)
You want to do what with your selected objects? Using js/v8 you could get a list of all objects connected to a given object (up to any level), and you could perform some operation on them (like move their position, change their attributes...) but it won't give you an actual selection like when you click on an object.
Otherwise, I agree that patch organization and click+dragging the mouse to select objects in a zone, and then shift + click to remove possibly unwanted objects from the selection is the way to go.
Thank you TFL. This will work. I can change bgcolor of all connected objects. That will make shift clicking and area selection much easier. To those who suggested better patch management and positioning - I hear ya!