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ThenewSelectSimilartoolenablesyoutoselectanobjectandautomaticallyincludeallotherobjectsof
thesametypeandwiththesameproperties,inanewselectionset.Youcanaccessitfromtheright‐click
menuwhenobjectsareselected.
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Figure18.SelectSimilartool
ASettingsoption(accessiblewhenyouenterSELECTSIMILARatthecommandline)enablesyouto
specifywhichpropertiestofilter.IfonlytheLayerpropertyisenabledwhenyouselectacircle,for
example,AutoCADautomaticallyselectsallcirclesonthesamelayerastheoneyouselected.Ifboththe
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LayerandLinetypepropertiesareenabled,however,AutoCADselectsonlythecirclesonthesamelayer
andwiththesamelinetypeastheselectedone.