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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
372 | Chapter 17 Change Existing Objects
To erase an object
1 From the Modify menu, choose Erase.
2 At the Select Objects prompt, use a selection method to select the objects
to be erased or enter an option:
■ Enter L (Last) to erase the last object drawn.
■ Enter p (Previous) to erase the last selection set.
■ Enter all to erase all objects from the drawing.
■ Enter ? to see a list of all selection methods.
3 Press
ENTER to end the command.
Modify toolbar
Command line
ERASE
To restore the last erased object
■ At the Command prompt, enter oops.
The last objects that were removed by
ERASE, BLOCK, or WBLOCK are restored.
Command line
OOPS
To cut objects to the Clipboard
1 Select the objects you want to cut.
2 From the Edit menu, choose Cut. You can also press
CTRL+X.
The objects are available to be pasted into other Windows applications.
Command line
CUTCLIP
To remove plus-shaped marker blips
■ From the View menu, choose Redraw.
Command line
REDRAW
To purge an unused linetype
1 From the File menu, choose Drawing Utilities. Then choose Purge.
The Purge dialog box displays a tree view of object types with items that
can be purged.
2 To purge unreferenced linetypes, use one of the following methods:
■ To purge all unreferenced linetypes, select Linetypes.
■ To purge specific linetypes, double-click Linetypes to expand the tree
view. Then select the linetypes to be purged.