Selects one or more entities through a variety of selection methods
Note: You access the selection set during subsequent commands with the Previous option.
Accessing the Command
command bar: select
shortcut: Ctrl+A selects all entities on non-frozen layers
ribbon: Home | Settings | Select
: Select
Prompts you in the command bar:
Select entities to include in set: (Choose one or more entities)
Entities in set: 1
Select entities to include in set: (Choose more entities, or else press Enter to end the command)
To see a list of the selection modes, press ? at the prompt:
Select entities to include in set: (Press ?)
Select entities: ALL/ Add/ +/ Remove/ -/ Previous/ Last/ Window/ Crossing/ Outside/ WPolygon/ CPolygon/ OPolygon/ WCircle/ CCircle/ OCircle/ Box/ POint/ Fence/ AUto/ Multiple/ Single/ PROperties/ Dialog/ Undo/ Group: (Enter an option)
Command Options
Option |
Description |
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, as shown below: |
ALL |
Selects all entities in the drawing, except for those on frozen layers. |
Add and + |
(Used after the Remove option.) Adds additional entities to the selection set; prompts you:
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Remove and - |
Removes entities from the selection set; as you remove entities from the selection set, the program unhighlights them Prompts you:
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Previous |
Add the entities from the previous selection to the current select set, and then continues with the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt. |
Last |
Adds the last entity drawn to the selection set, and then continues with the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt. |
Window |
Selects all entities that are entirely inside a rectangular selection window; prompts you:
All entities fully within the rectangle are added to the selection set; the command continues with the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt. |
Crossing |
Selects all entities that are inside of and cross a rectangular selection window; prompts you:
All entities inside the rectangle and crossing it are added to the selection set; the command continues with the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt. |
Outside |
Selects all entities fully outside a rectangular selection window; prompts you:
All entities fully outside the rectangle are added to the selection set; the command continues with the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt. |
WPolygon (Windowed polygon) |
Selects all entities fully inside a polygonal selection window; prompts you:
All entities fully within the polygon are added to the selection set; the command continues with the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt. |
CPolygon (Crossing polygon) |
Selects all entities inside and crossing a polygonal selection window; prompts you:
All entities inside the polygon and crossing it are added to the selection set; the command continues with the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt. |
OPolygon (Outside polygon) |
Selects all entities fully outside a polygonal selection window; prompts you:
All entities fully outside the polygon are added to the selection set; the command continues with the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt. |
WCircle (Windowed circle) |
Selects all entities fully inside a circular selection window; prompts you:
All entities fully within the circle are added to the selection set; the command continues with the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt. |
CCircle (Crossing circle) |
Selects all entities inside and crossing a circular selection window; prompts you:
All entities inside the circle and crossing it are added to the selection set; the command continues with the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt. |
OCircle (Outside circle) |
Selects all entities fully outside a circular selection window; prompts you:
All entities fully outside the circle are added to the selection set; the command continues with the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt. |
Box |
Selects entities depending on the direction you move the cursor:
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POint |
Selects all closed entities surrounding the pick point, such as all walls of a room; prompts you: Point to locate entity around - (specify a point inside closed objects.) All closed entities outside the pick point are added to the selection set; the command continues with the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt. |
Fence |
Selects all entities that cross the fence selection lines; prompts you:
All entities crossing the fence line are added to the selection set; the command continues with the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt. |
AUto |
Selects entities depending on how you use the cursor:
All entities selected by one of these three modes are added to the selection set; the command continues with the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt. |
Multiple |
Should select entities without highlighting them during this selection mode in order to speed up entity selection in complex drawings, but entities are nevertheless highlighted by the program. All entities selected during this mode are added to the selection set; the command continues with the 'Select entities to include in set' prompt. |
Single |
After you select a single entity, the command ends; prompt you:
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Previous |
Reuses the entities selected with the previous selection. |
Properties |
Selects entities based on their properties; prompts you: Select by properties - (enter an option name.) In some cases, you can enter * to specify all entities with the property; separate more than one property value with a comma.
For the panel version of this option, see the QSelect command. |
Dialog |
Displays the Entity Selection section of the Settings dialog box: PICKAUTO - controls automatic inside or crossing window selection:
PICKBOX - sets the size in pixels of the small square attached to the crosshairs; entities highlight when when captured by the pickbox. PICKDRAG - controls the method for window selection:
PICKFIRST - controls whether commands accept an existing selection set.
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Undo |
Undoes the last action during this command. |
Group |
Add a group to the selection set; prompts you: Enter group name - (type the name of a group; see the Group command.) |
NOTE: In macros, the ^S metacharacter selects the entity under the cursor automatically.
Procedures
- Selection and grip settings
- Composing a selection set before (pre-pick)
- Composing a selection set afterwards (post-pick)
- Selecting overlapping entities
- To create a selection set using QuickSelect
Related Commands
DdSelect - sets selection properties in the Entity Selection section of the Settings dialog box.
SelectSimilar - selects all entities of the same type as the current selection, based on a set of matching properties, stored in the SELECTSIMILARMODE system variable.
dmSelect - selects edges and faces of 3D solids or surfaces based on their geometric properties.
SelGrips - selects entities and displays grips.
QSelect - composes a selection set using filters.
Tutorial: Use Quick Select
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