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title: "Using the Select Shapes Tools for Bays, Buildings and Other Shapes"
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updated: 2026-04-21T09:08:10Z
published: 2026-04-21T09:08:10Z
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# Using the Select Shapes Tools for Bays, Buildings and Other Shapes

The Select Shapes tools are located in the **Drawing** ribbon. This tool enables you to select a specific category of objects in a drawing while leaving other objects unselected. Use this tool to select:

- All Bay shapes in a drawing
- All building shapes, such as walls, blocks, beams, etc.
- All shapes other than Bays and buildings, such as rectangles, circles, lines, etc.

To use the Select Shapes tool:

1. Click the **Drawing** tab. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-BZQNV02Z.png)
2. Click **Select** and make the appropriate selection from the menu that appears.
  - Select **All Bay Shapes** to select all Bay shapes in a drawing
  - Select **All Building Shapes**: Use this to select objects such as walls, blocks, beams, etc.
  - Select **All Other Shapes** to select all shapes other than Bays and buildings, such as rectangles, circles, lines, etc. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/cb954aa7-37f4-4ed9-b307-651e2e4a8b96.png)

Avontus Designer selects the appropriate items in the Drawing Page.