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Zoomed in Pop Out Window When Clicking and Dragging

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  • June 17, 2025
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mperry
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Hi there,

 

Sometimes in a large workspace, I need to zoom out and select a large area of transformers (to either create a bookmark, select them to move or delete, etc.), however at a certain zoom level I don’t have the granularity to control exactly what I’m selecting (I might be selecting things that I don’t want to select, then I need to zoom in and unselect these things).

 

It would be helpful, at a certain level of zooming out a workspace, to show a little pop up window when you start clicking and dragging the cursor to select things, so that you can see where in the workspace the cursor is and then control what is being selected.

 

Cheers

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jennaatsafe
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  • February 18, 2026

Thanks for sharing. I can understand that multi-selection can be challenge at a certain zoom level! 
Would be curious to understand if you (or anyone else needing this) could elaborate on:

  1. Any novel workarounds to this? (e.g. Using the overview menu to navigate, without changing the zoom)
  2. Any other things that are missing when it comes to selecting multiple objects, based on what you’ve experienced in other products? (e.g. different selection method, like lasso) 
    1. If you are suggesting other things, please elaborate on why you think this would help in your unique situation. 

jennaatsafe
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  • February 18, 2026
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