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1.
Name
the two
types
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brought
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Chapter 13 Grips, Properties, and Additional Selection Techniques
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drawing window temporarily to pick objects. The Apply to: drop-down list then displays
Current selection. To return to the entire drawing format, select the Entire drawing option
or check Append to current selection set at the bottom of the dialog box.
Pick a specifi c object type from the Object type: drop-down list to create a selec-
tion set according to the object type. The Multiple option displays properties common
to different objects in the entire drawing or the selected objects. Pick a property from
the Properties: list to narrow the selection set. The items in the Properties: list vary
depending on the specifi ed object type or Multiple option.
The Value: text box or drop-down list allows you to specify a property value to narrow
the selection set. Use the Operator: drop-down list to assign a relative operator to control
which objects are selected according to the specifi ed property value. For example, to
select all ∅2″ circles in the drawing, select the Entire drawing option, a Circle object type,
the Diameter property, and the = Equals operator, and type a value of 2.
The Include in new selection set option creates a selection set according to the
quick select settings, as previously described. The Exclude from new selection set
option reverses the selection set to select all objects except those you specify. Using the
previous example, all objects except ∅2″ circles would be selected. Pick the OK button
to create the selection set.
NOTE NOTE
You can also access the Quick Select dialog box by right-clicking in
the drawing area and selecting Quick Select… or by picking the Quick
Select button on the Properties palette.
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Creating a selection set according to specifi c properties can be very
useful. For example, suppose you design a sheet metal part with many
different size holes (circle objects) at different locations, and 20 of the
holes accept 1/8″ screws. A design change occurs, and the holes must
accept 3/16″ screws instead. You could select and modify each circle
individually, but it is more effi cient to create a selection set of the 20
circles of the same size and modify them at the same time. Use the
Quick Properties palette or the Properties palette to adjust properties of
objects selected using the SELECTSIMILAR and QSELECT commands.
You can also use parametric tools, explained in Chapter 22, to make all
the circles equal in size. Then, when you change the diameter of one
circle, all circles change to the new value.
Exercise 13-15
Complete the exercise on the companion website.
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Object Selection Filters
For detailed information about selecting multiple objects using
the Object Selection Filters dialog box, go to the companion
website, navigate to this chapter in the Contents tab, and select
Object Selection Filters.
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relative operators:
In math, functions
that determine the
relationship between
data items.
Supplemental
Material
Express Tools References
direct you to information
on the companion website
about AutoCAD express
tools.
Template Development
References direct you to
Template Development
material on the companion
website.
Chapter Reviews reinforce
the knowledge gained by
reading the chapter and
completing the
exercises.cththexample
Exercise References
direct you to step-by-step
tutorial exercises on the
companion website. To
complete an exercise, go
to the companion website
(www.g-wlearning.com/CAD),
navigate to the
corresponding chapter
in the
Contents
tab, and
select the exercise.
Supplemental Material
References direct you to
additional material on the
companion website that
is relevant to the current
chapter.