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Picking drawing elements becomes difficult sometimes as most of the tools require it. The selection
methods make the process of selecting drawing elements easier.
Note: Here, we have specified the command line. It is also called as a command prompt.
2. Box Selection
3. Fence Selection
4. Previous Selection
5. Last Selection
6. All Selection
7. Lasso Selection
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For selection, click the 1st point on the right side and 2nd point on the left side (on the object).
Here, to select the objects, only touch the objects by the selection window.
2. Box Selection
It is also called a blue selection because the selection area looks blue in color. We need to move our
cursor from left to right (L to R).The objects in this selection need to be fully covered by the
selection window. Otherwise, the object will not be selected.
For selection, click on the 1st point on the left side and 2nd point on the right side (on the
object).
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Here, to select the objects, enclose the objects within the selection window.
3. Fence Selection
The selection is performed by specifying the fence, which touches the objects to be selected.
Press Enter.
Specify the fence on the objects. We can specify as many endpoints by clicking on it.
Press Enter after finishing.
Press Enter.
4. Previous Selection
To activate the previous selection, type P in the command line or command prompt. It will select the
previously selected objects or entities.
5. Last Selection
To activate the last selection, type L in the command line or command prompt. It will select the last
created or latest created objects in the current viewport.
6. All Selection
It is used to select all the objects present on the viewport, except those objects on which frozen or
locked layers are applied.
Type All on the command line being in the selection mode to activate the selection process.
If we want to remove some objects after all selection, press the Shift key and select the objects to be
removed.
7. Lasso Selection
The lasso selection is similar to the cross and box selection. We can select the objects in any shape.
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To activate it, type FS on the command line. Select the objects and press Enter after finishing.
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The steps to move some objects of a polar array using window polygon selection are listed below:
Create objects.
Enclose the objects in the selection area by clicking the endpoints around the objects.
We need to ensure that the polygon segments (a line that is covering the object) should not
intersect.
The steps to move some objects of a polar array using window polygon selection are listed below:
Create objects.
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Touch the objects in the selection area by clicking the endpoints around the objects.
We need to ensure that the polygon segments (the line that is touching the object) should not
intersect.
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