Manual AutoCAD-Ch03

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AutoCAD Display and Basic

Selection Operations
THE ZOOM COMMAND

The ability to magnify details in a drawing or demagnify the drawing to see it in its
entirety is a function of the ZOOM command. It does not take much for a drawing to
become very busy, complicated, or dense when displayed in the drawing editor. There-
fore, use the ZOOM command to work on details or view different parts of the drawing.
One way to select the options of this command is from the View pull-down menu as
shown in Figure 3–1. Choosing Zoom displays the various options of the ZOOM com-
mand. These options include zooming in real time, zooming the previous display,
using a window to define a boxed area to zoom to, dynamic zooming, zooming to a
user-defined scale factor, zooming based on a center point and a scale factor, or per-
forming routine operations such as zooming in or out, zooming all, or zooming the
extents of the drawing. All of these modes will be discussed in the pages that follow.
Figure 3–1
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A second way to choose options of the ZOOM command is through the Standard toolbar
area at the top of the display screen. Figure 3–2 shows a series of buttons that perform
various options of the ZOOM command. Four main buttons initially appear in the
Standard toolbar, namely Realtime PAN, Realtime ZOOM, ZOOM-Window, and
ZOOM-Previous. Pressing down on the ZOOM-Window option displays a series
of additional zoom option buttons that cascade down. See Figure 3–2 for the mean-
ing of each button. Click on the button to perform the desired zoom operation.
Figure 3–2
Figure 3–3 shows a third method of performing ZOOM command options using the
dedicated Zoom floating toolbar. This toolbar contains the same buttons found in
the Standard toolbar; it differs in the fact that the toolbar in Figure 3–3 can be moved
to different positions around the display screen. You can also activate the ZOOM command
from the keyboard by entering either ZOOM or the letter Z, which is its command alias.
Figure 3–3
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Figure 3–4 is a complex drawing of a part that consists of all required orthographic views.
To work on details of this and other drawings, use the ZOOM command to magnify or
demagnify the display screen. The following are the options of the ZOOM command:
Command: Z (For ZOOM)
Specify corner of window, enter a scale factor (nX or nXP), or
[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>: (enter one of the
listed options)
Executing the ZOOM command and picking a blank part of the screen places you in
automatic ZOOM-Window mode. Selecting another point zooms in to the speci-
fied area. Refer to the following command sequence to use this mode of the ZOOM
command on the object illustrated in Figure 3–4.
[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>: (Mark a point
at “A”)
Other corner: (Mark a point at “B”)
Figure 3–4
The ZOOM-Window option is automatically invoked once you select a blank part
of the screen and then pick a second point. The resulting magnified portion of the
screen appears in Figure 3–5.
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Figure 3–5
ZOOMING IN REAL TIME

A powerful option of the ZOOM command is performing screen magnifications or
demagnifications in real time. This is the default option of the command. Issuing the
Realtime option of the ZOOM command displays a magnifying glass icon with a posi-
tive sign and a negative sign above the magnifier icon. Identify a blank part of the
drawing editor, press down the Pick button of the mouse (the left mouse button), and
move in an upward direction to zoom in to the drawing in real time. Identify a blank
part of the drawing editor, press down the Pick button of the mouse, and move in a
downward direction to zoom out of the drawing in real time. Use the following com-
mand sequence and see also Figure 3–6.

[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>: (Press ENTER to
accept Realtime as the default)
Identify the lower portion of the drawing editor, press and hold down the Pick button
of the mouse, and move the Realtime cursor up; notice the image zooming in.
Once you are in the Realtime mode of the ZOOM command, press the right mouse
button to activate the shortcut menu shown in Figure 3–7. Use this menu to switch
between Realtime ZOOM and Realtime PAN, which gives you the ability to pan
across the screen in real time. The ZOOM Window, Original (Previous), and Ex-
tents options are also available in the cursor menu in Figure 3–7.
Figure 3–6
Figure 3–7
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USING AERIAL VIEW ZOOMING

Another dynamic way of performing zooms is through the Aerial View option, which
is selected from the View pull-down menu in Figure 3–8. Choosing Aerial View
activates a dialog box in the lower right corner of the screen displaying a smaller
image of the total drawing (see Figure 3–9). You create a window inside the Aerial
View dialog box, which performs the zoom operation in the background of the main
AutoCAD screen.
Figure 3–8
Figure 3–9
The first time you click inside the Aerial View image, a box similar to Figure 3–10A
appears. This box represents the current zoom window. Notice that, as you move this
box around, your drawing pans to different locations of the screen. The trick to per-
forming zooms with this box is to make it smaller— by single-clicking on the left
mouse button, your pick button. When you perform this operation, the box changes
to an image of a new box as in Figure 3–10B. An arrow is present along the right edge
of the rectangular box. Single-clicking the pick button of the mouse allows you to
increase or decrease the size of the rectangle. Making the box smaller zooms in to the
drawing. Single-clicking again with the pick button of the mouse returns the rect-
angle to the image illustrated in Figure 3–10C. Here the rectangle is smaller; as you
move the rectangle around the screen, you can notice the magnified image panning
around in the background. To complete the operation, right-click the mouse button
to anchor the small rectangle to the image in the Aerial View dialog box.
Figure 3–10A Figure 3–10B Figure 3–10C
In Figure 3–11, a small rectangular box has been created in the Aerial View dialog
box. The current position of this rectangle in the drawing is displayed in the back-
ground of the main AutoCAD screen. Right-clicking the mouse button makes the
rectangular box stationary in the Aerial View dialog box, as in Figure 3–12. This frees
you up to activate the main AutoCAD screen and work on your drawing in its zoomed-
in state.
Figure 3–11
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Figure 3–12
USING ZOOM-ALL
Another option of the ZOOM command is All. Use this option to zoom to the current
limits of the drawing as set by the LIMITS command. In fact, right after the limits of a
drawing have been changed, issuing a ZOOM-All updates the drawing file to reflect
the latest screen size. To use the ZOOM-All option, refer to the following com-
mand sequence.
[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>: A (For All)
In Figure 3–13A, the top illustration shows a zoomed-in portion of a part. Use the
ZOOM-All option to zoom to the drawing’s current limits in Figure 3–13B.
Figure 3–13A Figure 3–13B

USING ZOOM-CENTER
The ZOOM-Center option allows you to specify a new display based on a selected
center point (see Figure 3–14). A window height controls whether the image on the
display screen is magnified or demagnified. If a smaller value is specified for the
magnification or height, the magnification of the image is increased (you zoom in to
the object). If a larger value is specified for the magnification or height, the image
gets smaller, or a ZOOM-Out is performed (see Figure 3–14).
Try It! Open the drawing file 03_Zoom Center. Follow the illustrations and com-
mand sequence below to perform a zoom based on a center point.

[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>: C (For Center)
Center point: (Mark a point at the center of circle “A” shown in Figure 3–14)
Magnification or Height <7.776>: 2
Figure 3–14
USING ZOOM-EXTENTS
The left image of the pump in Figure 3–15 reflects a ZOOM-All operation. Use this
option to display the entire drawing area based on the drawing limits even if the objects
that make up the image appear small. Instead of performing a zoom based on the
drawing limits, ZOOM-Extents uses the extents of the image on the display screen to
perform the zoom. The right image in Figure 3–15 shows the largest possible image
displayed as a result of using the ZOOM command and the Extents option.
Try It! Open the drawing file 03_Zoom Extents. Follow the illustrations and com-
mand sequence below to perform a zoom based on the drawing limits (All) and the
objects in the drawing (Extents).
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[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>: A (For All)
[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>: E (For Extents)
Figure 3–15
USING ZOOM-WINDOW
The ZOOM-Window option allows you to specify the area to be magnified by mark-
ing two points representing a rectangle, as in the top image of Figure 3–16. The center
of the rectangle becomes the center of the new image display; the image inside the
rectangle is either enlarged (see the lower image of Figure 3–16) or reduced.
Try It! Open the drawing file 03_Zoom Window. Follow the illustrations and com-
mand sequence below to perform a zoom based on a window.

[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>: W (For Window)
First corner: (Mark a point at “A”)
By default, the window option of zoom is automatic; in other words, without enter-
ing the Window option, the first point you pick identifies the first corner of the
window box; the prompt “Other corner:” completes ZOOM-Window as indicated
in the following prompts:
[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>: (Mark a point
at “A”)
Figure 3–16
USING ZOOM-PREVIOUS
After magnifying a small area of the display screen, use the Previous option of the
ZOOM command to return to the previous display. The system automatically saves up
to ten views when zooming. This means you can begin with an overall display, per-
form two zooms, and use the ZOOM-Previous command twice to return to the
original display. Zoom-Previous is also less likely to create a drawing regeneration
(see Figure 3–17).

[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>: P (For Previous)
Figure 3–17
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USING ZOOM-SCALE
Try It! Open the drawing file 03_Zoom Scale. Follow the command sequences and
illustration in Figure 3–18 for performing a zoom based on a scale factor.
If a scale factor of 0.50 is used, the zoom is performed into the drawing at a factor of
0.50, based on the original limits of the drawing. Notice the image gets smaller.

[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>: 0.50
If a scale factor of 0.50X is used, the zoom is performed into the drawing again at a
factor of 0.50; however, the zoom is based on the current display screen. The image
gets even smaller.

[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>: 0.50X
Enter a scale factor of 0.90. The zoom is again based on the original limits of the
drawing. As a result, the image displays larger.
[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>: 0.90
Figure 3–18
USING ZOOM-IN
Clicking on this button automatically performs a zoom-in operation at a scale factor
of 0.5X; the “X” uses the current screen to perform the zoom-in operation.
USING ZOOM-OUT
Clicking on this button automatically performs a zoom-out operation at a scale factor
of 2X; the “X” uses the current screen to perform the zoom-in operation.
THE PAN COMMAND

As you perform numerous ZOOM-Window and ZOOM-Previous operations, it
becomes apparent that it would be nice to zoom in to a detail of a drawing and
simply slide the drawing to a new area without changing the magnification; this is
the purpose of the PAN command. In Figure 3–19A, the Top view is magnified with
ZOOM-Window; the result is shown in Figure 3–19B. Now, the Bottom view
needs to be magnified to view certain dimensions. Rather than use ZOOM-Previ-
ous and then ZOOM-Window again to magnify the Bottom view, use the PAN
command.
Command: P (For PAN)
Press ESC or ENTER to exit, or right-click to display shortcut menu.
Issuing the PAN command displays the Hand symbol. In the illustration in Figure
3–19B, pressing the Pick button down at “A” and moving the hand symbol to the
right at “B” pans the screen and displays a new area of the drawing in the current
zoom magnification.
Figure 3–19A
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Figure 3–19B
In Figure 3–20, the Bottom view is now visible after the drawing is panned from the
Top view to the Bottom view, with the same display screen magnification. PAN can
also be used transparently; that is, while in a current command, you can select the PAN
command, which temporarily interrupts the current command, performs the pan,
and restores the current command.
Figure 3–20
You can choose Pan from the View pull-down menu, shown in Figure 3–21, or you
can enter P at the keyboard; P is the command alias for the PAN command. Also, don’t
forget about the scroll bars at the bottom and right side of the AutoCAD display
screen. They also allow you to pan across the screen (see Figure 1-1).
Figure 3–21
SUPPORT FOR THE MICROSOFT ® INTELLIMOUSE ™

AutoCAD 2000 provides extra support for zooming and panning operations through
the IntelliMouse™ by Microsoft®. It consists of the standard Microsoft two-button
mouse with the addition of a wheel, as illustrated in Figure 3–22. Rolling the wheel
forward zooms in to or magnifies the drawing. Rolling the wheel backward zooms
out or demagnifies the drawing.
Pressing and holding the wheel down, as in Figure 3–23, places you in realtime pan
mode. The familiar hand icon on the display screen identifies this mode.
Figure 3–22 Figure 3–23

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Pressing CTRL while the wheel is depressed places you in Joystick Pan mode (see
Figure 3–24A). This mode is identified by a pan icon similar to that shown in Figure
3–24B. This icon denotes all directions in which panning may occur. Moving the
mouse in a direction with the wheel depressed displays the icon in Figure 3–24C,
which shows the direction of the pan.
Figure 3–24A
Figure 3–24B Figure 3–24C
The wheel can also function like a mouse button. Double-clicking on the wheel, as
in Figure 3–25, performs a ZOOM-Extents and is an extremely productive method
of performing this operation. As you can see, the IntelliMouse provides for realtime
zooming and panning with the addition of performing a ZOOM-Extents, all at
your fingertips.
Figure 3–25
THE VIEW DIALOG BOX

An alternate method of performing numerous zooms is to create a series of views of
key parts of a drawing. Then, instead of using the ZOOM command, restore the named
view to perform detail work. This named view is saved in the database of the drawing
for use in future editing sessions. Selecting Named Views from the View pull-down
menu as shown in Figure 3–26A activates the View dialog box, shown in Figure 3–
26B. You can activate this same dialog box through the keyboard by entering the
following at the command prompt:
Command: V (For VIEW)
Try It! Open the drawing file 03_Views. Follow the next series of steps and illustra-
tions used to create a view called “FRONT”.
Clicking the New button activates the New View dialog box shown in Figure 3–27. Use
this dialog box to guide you in creating a new view. By definition, a view is created
from the current display screen. This is the purpose of the Current Display radio
button. Many views are created with the Define Window radio button, which will
create a view based on the contents of a window that you define. Choosing the De-
fine View Window button returns you to the display screen and prompts you for the
first corner and other corner required to create a new view by window.
Figure 3–27
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In Figure 3–28, a rectangular window is defined around the Front view using points
“A” and “B” as the corners.
When the window is created, the Define New View dialog box redisplays. Clicking
OK saves the view name in the View dialog box in Figure 3–29.
Figure 3–28
Figure 3–29
Try It! Open the drawing file 03_Views Complete. A series of views have already
been created inside of this drawing. Activate the View dialog box and experiment
restoring a number of these views.
The image in Figure 3–30 illustrates numerous views created from the drawing in
Figure 3–28.
Figure 3–30
Clicking on a defined view name, as in Figure 3–31, followed by right-clicking the

mouse displays the shortcut menu used to set the view current. You can also rename,
delete, or obtain details of the view through this shortcut menu. Clicking on Set
Current displays the Front view, as in Figure 3–32.
Figure 3–31
Figure 3–32
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CREATING OBJECT SELECTION SETS

Selection sets are used to group a number of objects together for the purpose of editing.
Applications of selection sets are covered in the following pages in addition to being
illustrated in the next chapter. Once a selection set has been created, the group of
objects may all be moved, copied, or mirrored. These operations supported by selec-
tion sets will be covered in Chapter 4, “Modify Commands.” An object manipula-
tion command supports the creation of selection sets if it prompts you to “Select
objects.” Any command displaying this prompt supports the use of selection sets.
Selection set options (how a selection set is made) appear in Figure 3–33. Figures 3–34
through 3–41 present a few examples of how selection sets are used for manipulating
groups of objects.
Figure 3–33
SELECTING OBJECTS BY INDIVIDUAL PICKS

When AutoCAD prompts you with “Select objects”, a pickbox appears as the cursor
is moved across the display screen. Any object enclosed by this box when picked will
be considered selected. To show the difference between a selected and unselected
object, the selected object highlights on the display screen.
Try It! Open the drawing file 03_Select. Enter the ERASE command and at the Select
Objects prompt, pick the arc segment labeled “A” in Figure 3–34. To signify that the
object is selected the arc highlights.
Command: E (For ERASE)
Select objects: (Pick the object at “A”)
Select objects: (Press ENTER to execute the ERASE command)
Figure 3–34
SELECTING OBJECTS BY WINDOW

The individual pick method previously outlined works fine for small numbers of ob-
jects. However, when numerous objects need to be edited, selecting each individual
object could prove time-consuming. Instead, you can select all objects that you want to
become part of a selection set by using the Window selection mode. This mode re-
quires you to create a rectangular box by picking two diagonal points. In Figure 3–35, a
selection window has been created with point “A” as the first corner and “B” as the
other corner. When you use this selection mode, only those objects completely en-
closed by the window box are selected. The window box selected four line segments,
two arcs, and two points (too small to display highlighted). Even though the window
touches the three circles, they are not completely enclosed by the window and therefore
are not selected.
Figure 3–35
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SELECTING OBJECTS BY CROSSING WINDOW

In the previous example of producing a selection set by a window, the window se-
lected only those objects completely enclosed by it. Figure 3–36 is an example of
selecting objects by a crossing window. The Crossing window option requires two
points to define a rectangle as does the window selection option. In Figure 3–36, a
dashed rectangle is used to select objects using “C” and “D” as corners for the rect-
angle; however, this time the crossing window was used. The highlighted objects
illustrate the results. All objects that are touched by or enclosed by the crossing rect-
angle are selected. Because the crossing rectangle passes through the three circles
without enclosing them, they are still selected by this object selection mode.
Figure 3–36
SELECTING OBJECTS BY A FENCE

Use this mode to create a selection set by drawing a line or group of line segments
called a fence. Any object touched by the fence is selected. The fence does not have to
end exactly where it was started. In Figure 3–37, all objects touched by the fence are
selected, as represented by the dashed lines.
Try It! - Open the drawing file 03_Fence. Follow the command sequence below and
the illustration to select a group of objects using a fence.
Select objects: F (For Fence)
First fence point: (Pick a first fence point)
Specify endpoint of line or [Undo]: (Pick a second fence point)
Specify endpoint of line or [Undo]: (Press ENTER to exit fence mode)
Figure 3–37
REMOVING OBJECTS FROM A SELECTION SET

All of the previous examples of creating selection sets have shown you how to create
new selection sets. What if you select the wrong object or objects? Instead of cancel-
ing out of the command and trying to select the correct objects, you can use the
Remove option to remove objects from an existing selection set. In Figure 3–38, a
selection set has been created and made up of all of the highlighted objects. However,
the large circle was mistakenly selected as part of the selection set. The Remove op-
tion allows you to remove highlighted objects from a selection set. To activate Re-
move, press SHIFT and pick the object you want removed; this only works if the “Select
objects” prompt is present. When a highlighted object is removed from the selection
set, as shown in circle “A” in Figure 3–39, it deselects and regains its original display
intensity.
Figure 3–38 Figure 3–39
SELECTING THE PREVIOUS SELECTION SET

When you create a selection set of objects, this grouping is remembered until another
selection set is made. The new selection set replaces the original set of objects. Let’s
say you moved a group of objects to a new location on the display screen. Now you
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want to rotate these same objects at a certain angle. Rather than select the same set of
objects to rotate, you would pick the Previous option or type “P” at the “Select ob-
jects” prompt. This selects the previous selection set. The buffer holding the selection
set is cleared whenever you use the U command to undo the previous command.
SELECTING OBJECTS BY A CROSSING POLYGON

When you use the Window or Crossing Window mode to create selection sets, two
points specify a rectangular box for selecting objects. At times, it is difficult to select
objects by the rectangular window or crossing box because in more cases than not,
extra objects are selected and have to be removed from the selection set.
Try It! - Open the drawing file 03_Select CP. Figure 3–40 shows a mechanical part
with a “C”-shaped slot. Rather than use Window or Crossing Window modes, you
can pick the Crossing Polygon mode (CPolygon) or type “CP” at the “Select objects”
prompt. You simply pick points representing a polygon. Any object that touches or is
inside the polygon is added to a selection set of objects. In Figure 3–40, the crossing
polygon is constructed using points “1” through “5” A similar but different selection
set mode is the Window Polygon (WPolygon). Objects are selected using this mode
when they lie completely inside the Window Polygon, which is similar to the regular
Window mode.
Figure 3–40
APPLICATIONS OF SELECTING OBJECTS WITH THE

ERASE COMMAND
Figures 3–41 and 3–42 illustrate the use of the Window and Crossing options of
deleting the circle and center marker with the ERASE command.
ERASE—WINDOW
When erasing objects by Window, be sure the objects to be erased are completely
enclosed by the window, as in Figure 3–41.

Select objects: (Pick a point at “A” and move the cursor to the right; this automatically
invokes the window option)
Other corner: (Mark a point at “B” and notice the objects that highlight)
Figure 3–41
ERASE—CROSSING
Erasing objects by a crossing box is similar to the Window Box mode; however, any
object that touches the crossing box or is completely enclosed by the crossing box is
selected. See Figure 3–42.

Select objects: (Pick a point at “A” and move the cursor to the left; this automatically
invokes the crossing option)
Other corner: (Mark a point at “B” and notice the objects that highlight)
Figure 3–42
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Figure 3–43 displays the objects that were selected by the Window option. However,
the group of objects on the far right and left have mistakenly been selected and should
not be erased. These objects need to be removed or deselected from the current selec-
tion set of objects with the Remove option of “Select objects.”
Select objects: (Pick a point at “A” in Figure 3–148 and move the cursor to the right; this
automatically invokes the window option)
Other corner: (Mark a point at “B” in Figure 3–148 and notice the objects that highlight)
Figure 3–43
Before performing the ERASE command on the objects in Figure 3–43, issue the Re-
move option to deselect the group of objects shown in Figure 3–44. You can accom-
plish this easily by holding down SHIFT and picking the objects you do not want to erase.
Select objects: (While pressing the Shift key, begin picking all objects in Figures at “A” and
“B” in Figure 3–44. Notice the objects deselecting)
Figure 3–44
By deselecting objects through Shift-Pick, you remain in the command instead of

having to cancel the command for picking the wrong objects and starting over. See
Figure 3–45.
Figure 3–45
CYCLING THROUGH OBJECTS

At times, the process of selecting objects can become quite tedious. Often, objects lie
directly on top of each other. As you select the object to delete, the other object
selects instead. To remedy this, press CTRL when prompted to “Select objects.” This
activates Object Selection Cycling and enables you to scroll through all objects in the
vicinity of the pickbox. A message appears in the prompt area alerting you that cy-
cling is on; you can now pick objects until the desired object is highlighted. Pressing
ENTER not only accepts the highlighted object but toggles cycling off. In Figure 3–46
and with selection cycling on, the first pick selects the line segment; the second pick
selects the circle. Keep picking until the desired object highlights.
Figure 3–46
PRE-SELECTING OBJECTS
You can bypass the “Select Objects:” prompt by pre-selecting objects at the Com-
mand: prompt. Notice that when you pick an object, not only does it highlight but a
series of blue square boxes also appear. These objects are called grips and will be
discussed in greater detail in Chapter 7. To cancel or de-select the object, press the
ESC key and notice even the grips disappear. You could also pick a blank part of your
screen at the Command: prompt. Moving your cursor to the right and picking a point
has the same effect as using the Window option of Select Objects. Only objects com-
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pletely inside of the window will be selected. If you pick a blank part of your screen at
the Command: prompt and move your cursor to the left, this has the same effect as
using the Crossing option of Select Objects where any items touched by or com-
pletely enclosed by the box are selected.
Tip: Pressing CTRL + A at the Command: prompt selects all objects in the entire drawing
and displays the blue grip boxes. This will even select objects that are on a layer that has
been turned off, but will not select those on a layer that is frozen or locked.
THE QSELECT COMMAND

Yet another way of creating a selection set is by matching the object type and property
with objects currently in use in a drawing. This is the purpose of the QSELECT com-
mand (Quick Select). This command can be chosen from the Tools pull-down menu,
as in Figure 3–47A. Choosing Quick Select displays the dialog box in Figure 3–47B.
This command works only if objects are defined in a drawing; the Quick Select
dialog box does not display in a drawing file without any objects drawn. Clicking in
the Object type edit box displays all object types currently used in the drawing.
This enables you to create a selection set by the object type. For instance, to select
all line segments in the drawing file, click on Line in the Object type edit box in
Figure 3–48. Clicking the OK button at the bottom of the dialog box returns you
to the drawing and applies the object properties to objects in the drawing.
Figure 3–48
Notice, in Figure 3–49, that all line segments are highlighted. (The square boxes
positioned around the drawing are called grips and will be discussed later in Chapter
7.) Other controls of Quick Select include the ability to select the object type from
the entire drawing or from just a segment of the drawing. You can narrow the selec-
tion criteria by adding various properties to the selection mode such as Color, Layer,
and Linetype, to name a few. You can also create a reverse selection set. Clicking on
the radio button to exclude from the new selection set, shown in Figure 3–47B, would
create a selection set of all objects not counting those identified in the Object type
edit box. The Quick Select dialog box lives up to its name—it enables you to create a
quick selection set.
Figure 3–49

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AutoCAD Display and Basic

THE ZOOM COMMAND

ZOOMING IN REAL TIME

Command: Z (For ZOOM)

USING AERIAL VIEW ZOOMING

Figure 3–10A Figure 3–10B Figure 3–10C

Figure 3–13A Figure 3–13B

Command: Z (For ZOOM)

Command: Z (For ZOOM)

Command: Z (For ZOOM)

Command: Z (For ZOOM)

Command: Z (For ZOOM)

Command: Z (For ZOOM)

THE PAN COMMAND

SUPPORT FOR THE MICROSOFT ® INTELLIMOUSE ™

Figure 3–22 Figure 3–23

Figure 3–24B Figure 3–24C

THE VIEW DIALOG BOX

Command: V (For VIEW)

Figure 3–26A Figure 3–26B

Clicking on a defined view name, as in Figure 3–31, followed by right-clicking the

CREATING OBJECT SELECTION SETS

SELECTING OBJECTS BY INDIVIDUAL PICKS

SELECTING OBJECTS BY WINDOW

SELECTING OBJECTS BY CROSSING WINDOW

SELECTING OBJECTS BY A FENCE

REMOVING OBJECTS FROM A SELECTION SET

Figure 3–38 Figure 3–39

SELECTING THE PREVIOUS SELECTION SET

SELECTING OBJECTS BY A CROSSING POLYGON

APPLICATIONS OF SELECTING OBJECTS WITH THE

Command: E (For ERASE)

Command: E (For ERASE)

By deselecting objects through Shift-Pick, you remain in the command instead of

CYCLING THROUGH OBJECTS

THE QSELECT COMMAND

Figure 3–47A Figure 3–47B

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