SELECTSIMILAR command

Selects similar entities.

BricsCAD Shape; BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Description

Selects all entities of the same type (lines, polylines, circles, etc.) as the selected ones, having the same properties as those defined in the SEttings option dialog box.

Method

Select one or more entities and choose the properties based on which the similar entities will be selected. The properties selected by default are Layer and Name. Use the SEttings option to choose properties. These settings are stored by the SELECTSIMILARMODE system variable.

When you exit the command, the entities that match these types and properties are added to the selection set (highlighted and their entity grips displayed).

Note:
  • For this command to operate as intended, at least one property must be selected.
  • You can edit the selection set further by using the QSELECT command.

Options within the command

SEttings
Displays a dialog box to select entity properties.
Note: The value of the SELECTSIMILARMODE system variable will be updated according to the selected properties in this dialog box.
Color
Adds the entities that have similar colors to the selection set.
Layer
Adds the entities on matching layers to the selection set.
Linetype
Adds the entities with matching linetype to the selection set.
Linetypescale
Adds the entities with matching linetypescale to the selection set.
Plot style
Adds the entities with matching plot style to the selection set.
Object style
Adds the entities with matching styles (such as text styles, dimension styles, and table styles) to the selection set.
Name
Adds referenced entities (such as blocks, xrefs, and images) with matching names to the selection set. Also, adds unnamed entities of the same type (such as lines and circles) to the selection set.