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■ You select all objects in a group when you select one object in that group.
■ The boundary is included in the selection set when you select a hatch.
■ You change how overlapping objects are processed. You can specify that
overlapping objects be processed in the order in which they were created
in the drawing. You use these options if your drawing or application
depends on the order in which objects were created (
SORTENTS).
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 slider until the pickbox is the size you want
to use.
3 Choose OK.
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OPTIONS
To change object selection settings
1 On the Tools menu, click Options. Then click the Selection tab.
2 Make changes to selection methods and pickbox size.
3 To ensure that overlapping objects are selected according to the order in
which they were created, click the User Preferences tab, and then, in the
Object Sorting Methods area, select Object Selection.
4 Click OK.
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Group Objects
A group is a saved set of objects you can select and edit together or separately
as needed. Groups provide an easy way to combine drawing elements that
you need to manipulate as a unit.
See Also
“Create and Insert Symbols (Blocks)” on page 316
Overview of Groups
A group is a saved set of objects you can select and edit together or separately
as needed. Groups provide an easy way to combine drawing elements that
you need to manipulate as a unit. You can change the components of groups
as you work by adding or removing objects.