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To use a named filter
1 At the Select Object prompt, enter 'filter. (The apostrophe makes it a
transparent command.)
2 In the Object Selection Filters dialog box, under Select Filter, select the
filter you want to use. Click Apply.
3 Use a crossing window to specify objects for selection.
Only the objects selected by the crossing window that match the filter
criteria are selected.
To create a selection set of similar objects
1 Enter selectsimilar.
2 Enter se (settings).
3 In the Select Similar Settings dialog box, select the properties that must
match for objects of the same type to be considered similar.
If no properties are selected, objects of the same type are selected.
4 Click OK.
5 Select object(s) as the selection criteria.
6 Press Enter to select similar objects.
Quick Reference
FILTER
Creates a list of requirements that an object must meet to be included in a
selection set.
PROPERTIES
Controls properties of existing objects.
QSELECT
Creates a selection set based on filtering criteria.
SELECT
Places selected objects in the Previous selection set.
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