SELECT command

SELECT command

Selects entities.

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Description

Selects one or more entities through a variety of selection methods.

Note: You access the selection set during subsequent commands with the Previous option.

Methods

There are two methods to select entities:

Select entities separately using the command.
Crtl+A selects all entities on non-frozen layers.

Options within the command

Select entities to include in set: Chooses entities to add to the selection set; use one of methods listed below. As you add entities to the selection set, the program highlights them with dashes.

select ALL entities: Selects all entities in the drawing, except for those on frozen layers.

Add: Adds additional entities to the selection set. (Used after the Remove option by typing Add in the Command line.)

add to set (+): Adds additional entities to the selection set. (Used after the Remove option by typing + in the Command line.)

Remove: Removes entities from the selection set. As you remove entities from the selection set, the program unhighlights them.

subtract from set (-): Removes entities from the selection set. As you remove entities from the selection set, the program unhighlights them.

Previous selection: Add the entities from the previous selection to the current select set.

Last entity in drawing: Adds the last entity drawn to the selection set.

inside Window: Selects all entities that are entirely inside a rectangular selection window. The selection window outline is drawn, filled with transparent blue.

Crossing window: Selects all entities that are inside of and cross a rectangular selection window. The selection window outline is drawn in a dashed line, filled with transparent blue.

Outside window: Selects all entities fully outside a rectangular selection window.

Window Polygon: Selects all entities fully inside a polygonal selection window. The selection polygon outline is drawn, filled with transparent blue.

Crossing Polygon: Selects all entities inside and crossing a polygonal selection window. The selection polygon outline is drawn with a dashed line, filled with transparent green.

Outside Polygon: Selects all entities fully outside a polygonal selection window.

Window Circle: Selects all entities fully inside a circular selection window. The selection circle outline is drawn, filled with transparent blue.

Crossing Circle: Selects all entities inside and crossing a circular selection window. The selection circle outline is drawn with a dashed line, filled with transparent green.

Outside Circle: Selects all entities fully outside a circular selection window.

Box

Selects entities depending on the direction you move the cursor:

Right to left - Box acts like Crossing mode.
Left to right - Box acts like Window mode.

POint: Selects all closed entities surrounding the pick point, such as all walls of a room.

Fence: Selects all entities that cross the fence selection lines.

AUto

Selects entities depending on how you use the cursor:

Pick an entity - the entity is selected
Pick two points right to left - Auto acts like Crossing mode.
Pick two points left to right - Auto acts like Window mode.

Multiple: All entities selected during this mode are added to the selection set.

Single: After you select a single entity, the command ends.

select by PROperties…: Selects entities based on their properties.; Note: For the panel version of this option, see the QSELECT command.

Color: Selects entities based on their color.; Note: :If there are entities colored in a specific color because the color properties of the layer or the block are on that specific color, these entities will not be selected.

COlorbook: Selects entities with a colorbook color.; Note: If there are entities colored in a colorbook color because the color properties of the layer or the block, these entities will not be selected.

Layer: Selects entities based on their layer. Enter * to select all layers.

LineType: Selects entities based on their linetype. Enter * to select all linetypes.

Name: Selects entities based on their entity name. Enter * to select all entity names.

Thickness: Selects entities based on their thickness.

Type: Selects entities based on their entity type, such as line, circle, arc... Enter * to select all entity types.

Value: Selects entities based on their value. Enter * to select all values.

Width: Selects entities based on the width of the entities.

Handle: Selects entities based on the value of a handle. This is a hexadecimal number that uniquely identifies each entity in the drawings; the List command reports handle numbers.

Location: Returns to the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt.

selection methoDs…: Displays the Entity Selection section of the Settings dialog box.

Undo: Undoes the last action during this command.

Group: Adds a group to the selection set. See the GROUP command.; Note: In macros, the ^S metacharacter selects the entity under the cursor automatically.