Selecting Entities

Selecting entities, while simple in nature, is an important part of the level-editing process. The ability to quickly and easily select the entities that you want to work with enhances productivity and speeds up the design process.

There are several different ways to select entities, or groups of entities. Each of these is detailed below.

Simple Selection

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Command	Key/Action	Description
Select	Shift+Left-click	Select an entity.
Deselect All	Esc	Deselect the currently selected entity.
Delete	Backspace	Delete the currently selected entity.
Clone Selection	Spacebar	Clone (duplicate) the currently selected entity.

Group Selection

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Command	Key/Action	Description
Group Select	Hold Shift+Left-click	Selects all entities that are clicked on.
Marquee Select	Alt+Left-click+Drag	Selects everything within the dragged box.
Marquee Deselect	Alt+Ctrl+Left-click+Drag	Deselects everything within the dragged box.

Select a Group of Entities Using the World Editor Menu

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1. In the World Editor, go to: Selection → Select → ((entity)).
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   This doesn’t let you select a specific entity, but rather a group of entities by type.

Selection Troubleshooting

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help

I know an entity exists but I can’t select it. What do I do?

To fix this:

• Take a look at the Map Manager. You may be using a refmap that doesn’t include the entity you’re trying to select. You can only select entities in your current refmap.
• The entity might be part of a group that is currently ghosted.
  • To check this, open the Groups tool and look for any groups with the ghost symbol (:ghost:) toggled on.
• In the Entity Inspector, click the Selection dropdown and select the entity.