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At Rill Architects we run ArchiCAD on macOS. If you work at Rill, this is your stuff. If you don't, but you work in ArchiCAD, you may find something interesting. Anybody else, I don't know.
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Q
When I paste elements, is there a way to select those elements?

A
Complete the paste. Undo (Cmd+Z). Redo (Cmd+Shift+Z).

Q
Working in section, is there a way to reveal selected elements in plan?

A
Yes.

Q
How can I tell what elements were affected by a marquee stretch?

A
Undo, redo. The affected elements are selected. Current story only, natch.

When an editing action is undone, the edited element will typically be selected. Comes in handy.