Selects all entities with the same properties as the currently selected entity.
Accessing the Command
command bar: selectsimilar
menu bar: Edit | Select Similar
ribbon: Home | Settings | Select | Select Similar
toolbar: Standard | 
: selectsimilar
Prompts you in the command bar:
Select entities or [SEttings]: (Select one or more entities, or else type SE to display a dialog box to specify the properties to match)
Entities in set: 1
Select entities or [SEttings]: (Select more entities, or else press Enter to end the command)
When you exit the command, the entities that match the properties are selected (shown as dashed and with entity grips):
Command Options
Option |
Description |
| Select entities |
Selects representative entities, whose properties should be matched by entities elsewhere in the drawing:
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SEttings |
Displays a dialog box; see below |
Dialog Box Options
Enter the SEttings option to access this dialog box:
Option |
Description |
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Similar Property |
Specifies the properties that this command should match:
For this command to operate as intended, at least one property must be turned on. When all properties are turned off, this command selects only the entity(ies) you pick at the 'Select entities' prompt. Selects all other entities with the same property as the selected entity(ies):
Changing the settings in this dialog box changes the value of the SELECTSIMILARMODE variable, which is accessed through the Settings command:
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Related Commands
QSelect - composes a selection set using filters.
Select - selects one or more entities; can be accessed later with the Previous option.
SelGrips - selects entities and displays grips.
