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Rectangular Selection Region 89
inthesamelayerbyselectingoneandthen
invoking Select Similar.
If you start by select ing multiple objects with
different styles, Select Similar will select all objects
w ith those styles.
Region Selection
R ecta ngul ar S electi on R egi on
Main toolbar > Rectangular Selection Region (Selec tion
Region flyout)
Edit menu > Select By > Rectangular Region
The Rectangular Selection Region option, available
from the Selection Reg ion flyout (page 1–80) and
theEditmenu,providesoneoffivemethodsyou
can use to selec t objects by region. The other
methods are Circular (page 1–89), Fence (page
1–90), Lasso (page 1–90),andPaint (page 1–91).
You can use Rectangular to select either objects
that are completely within the selection region
(w indow method), or objec ts that are either
w ithin or touched by the selection shape (crossing
method). Toggle between t he window and crossing
selection methods by using the Window/Crossing
Selection button (page 1–93) on the main toolbar.
Note: If you hold down Ct rl while specifying
a region, the affected objects are added to the
current selection. Conversely, if you hold down
Alt while specif y ing a region, the affected objects
areremovedfromthecurrentselection.
Procedure
To select using a rectangle:
1.
Click the Rectangular Selection Region
button.
2. Dr ag in a viewport, then r
elease the mouse.
The first location you click is one corner of the
rectangle, and where you release the mouse is
theoppositecorner.
To cancel the selection
,right-clickbeforeyou
release the mouse.
Circular S election Re
gi on
Main toolbar > Circular Sele ction Region (Selection
Region flyout)
Edit menu > Select By > Circular Region
The Circular Selection Region option, available
from the Selection Region flyout (page 1–80) and
theEditmenu,providesoneoffivemethodsyou
can use to select objects by region. The other
methods are Rectangular (page 1–89), Fence (page
1–90), Lasso (page 1–90),andPaint (page 1–91).
YoucanuseCirculartoselecteitherobjectsthatare
completely within the selection region (window
method), or objec ts that are either within or
touched by the selec tion shape (crossing method).
Toggle between the window and crossing selection
methods by using the Crossing Selection button
(page 1–93) on the main toolbar.
Note: If you hold down Ctr l while specifying
a region, the affected objects are added to the
current selection. Conversely, if you hold down
Alt while specify ing a region, the affected objects
are removed from the current selection.