Technical data

Working with Points
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Key Concepts
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Point filters remain active until you turn them off by typing the
filter again, or until you select another filter.
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You can use the .P filter to select points that are in either the
drawing or in the project database.
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Points must be displayed in your drawing in order to use the .G
graphical selection filter.
To use point filters
Steps
Use
to look up
1
Select a command that prompts you to select
points. For example, from the Lines/Curves
menu, choose Line.
Draw a Line by Selecting
Start and End Points
2
At the Starting point prompt, type
.P
to turn on
the point number filter.
The command line changes to a prompt for a
Point number.
Use Point Filters to Select
Points
3
Type the number of the point at which you want
to start the line.
The command line prompts you for another
point number.
4
If you want to select the next point by selecting
it from the screen, then type
.G
.
The command line prompts you to select a point
object, and the cursor turns into a pickbox.
5
Select the next point from the screen using the
pickbox.
Selecting Objects that Are
Close Together
6
Continue to select points, or press ENTER to end
the command and draw the line.
NOTE You can turn off a point filter by
retyping the same filter on the
command line.