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2 Click the object.
The object you selected is highlighted.
3 Press
ENTER to end object selection.
Note If the PICKFIRST system variable is set to 1 (noun-verb selection), you
can select objects before entering a command.
To change the size of the pickbox cursor
1 From the Tools menu, choose Options. Then choose the Selection tab.
2 Under Pickbox Size, move the pickbox size slider until the pickbox is the
size you want to use.
3 Choose OK.
Command line
DSETTINGS
To cycle through objects for selection
1 At the Select Objects prompt, hold down
CTRL and click as near as possible
to the object you want.
2 Keep clicking until the object you want is highlighted.
3 Press ENTER to select the object.
To remove selection from objects
■ Hold down SHIFT and click the objects that you want removed from the
selection set.
Select Multiple Objects
In response to the Select Objects prompt, you can select many objects at the
same time. For example, you can specify a rectangular area in which all
objects are then selected or you can specify a selection fence that selects all
objects through which the fence passes.
Specify a Rectangular Selection Area
You can select objects by specifying opposite corners to define a rectangular
area. After specifying the first corner point, you can
■ Drag your cursor from left to right to create an enclosing window selection.
Only objects that the rectangular window entirely encloses are selected.
■ Drag your cursor from right to left to create a crossing selection. Objects
that the rectangular window encloses or crosses are selected.