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Control the Appearance of Selected Objects
By default, selected objects are displayed with dashed lines. You can increase
program performance by setting the HIGHLIGHT system variable to 0. Turning
off selection highlighting does not affect grips on selected objects.
Set Up Default Selection Methods
The default selection methods are:
■ Use selection previewing and selection area effects to preview selection.
■ Select objects before entering a command (noun-verb selection) or after
entering a command. (PICKFIRST)
■ Press Shift to append objects to the selection set. (PICKADD)
■ Click and drag to create a selection window. Otherwise you must click
twice to define the corners of a selection window. (PICKDRAG)
■ Start Window or Crossing selection automatically when you click an empty
space. Otherwise, you must enter c or w to specify window crossing
selection. (PICKAUTO)
■ Change the size of the pickbox. (PICKBOX)
■ Select all objects in a group when you select one object in that group.
■ Include the boundary in the selection set when you select a hatch.
To change the size of the pickbox cursor
1 Click Tools menu ➤ Options.
2 In the Options dialog box, Selection tab, under Pickbox Size, move the
slider until the pickbox is the size you want to use.
3 Click OK.
To change object selection settings
1 Click Tools menu ➤ Options.
2 In the Options dialog box, Selection tab, make changes to the Selection
Preview and Selection Modes areas and the pickbox size.
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