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Select similar objects and apply an editing command to them

By Ellen Finkelstein

Suppose that you want to quickly change the layer of all objects on your WALL layer. Or, you want to change the linetype of all blocks named “dormer” that use the Hidden linetype. Here’s a quick way to select the objects you need.

The SELECTSIMILAR command (starting in AutoCAD 2011) allows you to select objects […]

July 9th, 2012 | Tags: | Category: Editing | 5 comments

Select objects: prompt secrets

By Ellen Finkelstein

When you start an editing command, you see the Select objects: prompt. But AutoCAD doesn’t explicitly tell you how to select those objects. In fact, this prompt has hidden options that you should know.

Here’s a list of some of the most useful.

Last

One that I use often is Last. It selects the most […]

September 30th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Editing | 7 comments