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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
364 | Chapter 17 Change Existing Objects
■ Combine selection methods. For example, to select most of the objects in
the graphics area, select all objects and then remove the objects that you
do not want selected.
■ Enter 'filter to use a named selection filter. The apostrophe runs the
command transparently.
Select Objects First
You can use one of two methods to select objects before starting a command
to operate on them:
■ Use the SELECT command, and enter ? to display all selection options. All
objects selected are put into the Previous selection set. To use the Previous
selection set, enter p at the Select Objects prompt of any subsequent
command.
■ When Noun/Verb Selection is turned on in the Options dialog box, select
objects at the Command prompt before entering a command such as
MOVE, COPY, or ERASE. With this method, you can only select objects by
clicking them individually or by using automatic selection.
■ Enter qselect to filter the selection. Then use p at the Select Objects
prompt of any subsequent command.
Control Selection Highlighting
By default, AutoCAD highlights the objects you select. You can increase pro-
gram speed by setting the
HIGHLIGHT system variable to 0. You would rarely
do this except in very large drawings. Turning off selection highlighting does
not affect grips on selected objects.
Set Up Default Selection Methods
You can control how objects are selected by setting alternative selection
methods, changing the pickbox size, and using the object sorting methods.
The options on the Selection tab of the Options dialog box control whether
■ You can select objects before entering a command that modifies objects
(noun/verb selection).
■ You must press SHIFT to append objects to the selection set (PICKADD).
■ You click and drag when creating a selection window. Otherwise you must
click twice to define the corners of a selection window (
PICKDRAG).
■ You enter Window or Crossing selection automatically when you click an
empty space. Otherwise, you must enter c or w to specify window crossing
selection (
PICKAUTO).
■ You change the size of the pickbox (PICKBOX).