Effortlessly select objects to edit and customize with a simple click and drag window.
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In AutoCAD, you can select one or more objects.
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This option is available whenever the program prompts you to select an object.
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With a drawing open, and with objects already in place, from the ribbon, Home tab, Modify panel, select Erase.
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Select a single object by clicking on it.
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As soon as you do, the object highlights.
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To deselect the option, from your keyboard, hold SHIFT and click the object again.
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The object highlight turns off.
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You can also select objects with a window selection or crossing window.
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These types of selections make it quick and easy to select multiple objects at once that are close together in a drawing.
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Choose a location in the drawing area away from a few objects you want to select.
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Then, click and drag your cursor toward the right.
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The rectangular window highlights blue, indicating a window selection.
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With window selections, only the objects that are completely enclosed in the rectangle are selected.
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Now, while you are still holding down the mouse button, move the cursor in the opposite direction.
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This creates a crossing window that highlights in green.
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Objects that are both enclosed in and crossed by the window are selected.
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Click to specify an opposite corner to create the crossing window.
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Once the selection is made, notice that the Command line displays the number of selected objects.
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With the Erase command still active, make another crossing window.
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This time, practice creating a crossing window that does not include any object fully.
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The Command line updates with the additional selection count, displaying the number of objects from both selections.
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Again, because these are both crossing windows,
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the count includes objects that are both enclosed in and crossed by the border of the crossing window.
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Create a window selection this time.
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Include objects that are not fully within the window selection boundary.
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Notice that the additional selection count does NOT include the objects not fully within the boundary.
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The program also ignores any objects selected previously.
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In this example, the command line displays that 2 objects were found and 1 was a duplicate.
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Thus, the program only adds a single new selection to its count.
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While you can easily create window selections or crossing windows by moving your cursor in specific directions from the initial point,
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you can also override this behavior.
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To create a crossing window,
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no matter the direction you move your cursor,
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before picking your first point, on your keyboard, press C and then ENTER.
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Now, you can move your cursor in any direction to specify the second point and still create a crossing window.
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To do this with a window selection, you would pick a first point and then press W and then ENTER.
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Knowing the ins and outs of how AutoCAD handles object selection makes it easy to modify several objects at once.
00:03
In AutoCAD, you can select one or more objects.
00:07
This option is available whenever the program prompts you to select an object.
00:12
With a drawing open, and with objects already in place, from the ribbon, Home tab, Modify panel, select Erase.
00:21
Select a single object by clicking on it.
00:24
As soon as you do, the object highlights.
00:26
To deselect the option, from your keyboard, hold SHIFT and click the object again.
00:32
The object highlight turns off.
00:34
You can also select objects with a window selection or crossing window.
00:39
These types of selections make it quick and easy to select multiple objects at once that are close together in a drawing.
00:48
Choose a location in the drawing area away from a few objects you want to select.
00:53
Then, click and drag your cursor toward the right.
00:58
The rectangular window highlights blue, indicating a window selection.
01:03
With window selections, only the objects that are completely enclosed in the rectangle are selected.
01:09
Now, while you are still holding down the mouse button, move the cursor in the opposite direction.
01:15
This creates a crossing window that highlights in green.
01:19
Objects that are both enclosed in and crossed by the window are selected.
01:24
Click to specify an opposite corner to create the crossing window.
01:29
Once the selection is made, notice that the Command line displays the number of selected objects.
01:35
With the Erase command still active, make another crossing window.
01:39
This time, practice creating a crossing window that does not include any object fully.
01:45
The Command line updates with the additional selection count, displaying the number of objects from both selections.
01:51
Again, because these are both crossing windows,
01:54
the count includes objects that are both enclosed in and crossed by the border of the crossing window.
02:01
Create a window selection this time.
02:03
Include objects that are not fully within the window selection boundary.
02:08
Notice that the additional selection count does NOT include the objects not fully within the boundary.
02:14
The program also ignores any objects selected previously.
02:18
In this example, the command line displays that 2 objects were found and 1 was a duplicate.
02:23
Thus, the program only adds a single new selection to its count.
02:29
While you can easily create window selections or crossing windows by moving your cursor in specific directions from the initial point,
02:36
you can also override this behavior.
02:39
To create a crossing window,
02:40
no matter the direction you move your cursor,
02:44
before picking your first point, on your keyboard, press C and then ENTER.
02:48
Now, you can move your cursor in any direction to specify the second point and still create a crossing window.
02:56
To do this with a window selection, you would pick a first point and then press W and then ENTER.
03:02
Knowing the ins and outs of how AutoCAD handles object selection makes it easy to modify several objects at once.
