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Select Objects Individually
Select Objects
Prevent Objects from Being Selected
At the Select Objects
prompt, you can select many objects at the same time.
Specify a Rectangular Selection
Area
Specify
opposite corners to define a rectangular area. The background inside the
area changes color and becomes transparent. The direction that you
drag your cursor from the first point to the opposite corner determines
which objects are selected.
- Window
selection. Drag your cursor from left to right to select
only objects that are entirely enclosed by the rectangular area.
- Crossing selection. Drag
your cursor from right to left to select objects that the rectangular
window encloses or crosses.
With a window selection, usually the entire
object must be contained in the rectangular selection area. However,
if an object with a noncontinuous (dashed) linetype is only partially
visible in the viewport and all the visible vectors of the linetype
can be enclosed within the selection window, the entire object is
selected.
Specify an Irregularly
Shaped Selection Area
Specify
points to define an irregularly shaped area. Use window polygon selection
to select objects entirely enclosed by the selection area. Use crossing polygon
selection to select objects enclosed or crossed by
the selection area.
Specify a Selection Fence
In a complex drawing, use a selection fence.
A selection fence looks like a polyline and selects only the objects
it passes through. The circuit board illustration shows a fence
selecting several components.
Use Other Selection Options
You can see all selection options by entering ? at
the Select Objects prompt. For a description of each of the selection
options, see SELECT.
Remove Selection from Multiple
Objects
You can enter r (Remove) at
the Select Objects prompt and use any selection option to remove
objects from the selection set. If you are using the Remove option
and want to return to adding objects to the selection set, enter a (Add).
You can also remove objects from the current
selection set by holding down Shift and selecting them again, or
by holding down Shift and then clicking and dragging window or crossing
selections. You can add and remove objects repeatedly from the selection
set.
To see a list of options at the Select
Objects prompt
- Enter ? at the Select
Objects prompt.
To select objects within an irregularly
shaped area
- At the Select Objects prompt, enter wp (Window
Polygon).
- Specify points that define an area entirely
enclosing the objects you want to select.
- Press Enter to close the polygon selection
area and complete the selection.
To select objects crossing an irregularly
shaped area
- At the Select Objects prompt, enter cp (Crossing
Polygon).
- Specify points that define an area that
encloses or crosses the objects you want to select.
- Press Enter to close the polygon selection
area and complete the selection.
To select objects with a fence
- At the Select Objects prompt, enter f (Fence).
- Specify points to create a fence that
passes through the objects you want to select.
- Press Enter to complete the selection.
To remove several objects from the selection
set
- After selecting objects, at the Select
Objects prompt, enter r (Remove).
- Enter any selection option such as cp (Crossing
Polygon) or f (Fence), and select the objects
to be removed from the selection set.
To return to adding objects to the selection
set, enter a (Add).
Commands
PROPERTIES
Controls properties
of existing objects.
QSELECT
Creates a selection
set based on filtering criteria.
SELECT
Places selected objects
in the Previous selection set.
System Variables
HIGHLIGHT
Controls object highlighting;
does not affect objects selected with grips.
PICKADD
Controls whether subsequent
selections replace the current selection set or add to it.
PICKAUTO
Controls automatic windowing
at the Select Objects prompt.
PICKBOX
Sets the object selection
target height, in pixels.
PICKDRAG
Controls the method
of drawing a selection window.
PICKFIRST
Controls whether you
select objects before (noun-verb selection) or after you issue a
command.
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