Draw with mouse - Once you have closed area, select objects within

[StardustSpeedman]

Hi All!

As the title says, I want the player to be able to draw, using the mouse, and once she/he draws a closed shape, all objects within the closed shape's area should be selected. How can I do that?

[nivram]

You can use an RTS Selection Box for that purpose. I have an open source example on my website.

Marv

[King_Cool]

I think i heard the Active System Box Object is usefull for this exact purpose.

[MuddyMole]

Are we talking simple rectangle or complex polygon?

[nivram]

I think i heard the Active System Box Object is usefull for this exact purpose.

Yes. My sample uses that.

Marv

[Apex]

I think I've been looking for the same thing and I think it's more of a draw-around selection thing.

I came up with a method a while back but it's not very accurate a lot of the time. It'll only select the shapes rectangle (so the farthest vertical and horizontal edges are the edges of the rectangle).

[King_Cool]

Dont take my word for it, but Im thinking.... Surface Objects maybe...?

[StardustSpeedman]

Hello and thank you all for replying! Sorry that I haven't been around for a while. Yes, I'm not really talking about an RTS-style selection box, but rather drawing a shape and selecting the objects within the closed shape. However, if doing this is way too complex and is inaccurate, I may make a compromise and use the RTS-style selection box. But going back to the drawing method: Can anyone please tell me more accurately how to do it or give me a tutorial link regarding this matter?