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Select Similar Objects

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CAD drawing Select Similar Objects 2        Menu: Edit – CAD drafting Select Similar Objects 3 Select Similar Objects

CAD software Select Similar Objects 4        Properties bar CAD drawing Select Similar Objects 5

CAD drafting Select Similar Objects 6       Context menu in the graphic area of the drawing: CAD software Select Similar Objects 7 Select Similar Objects

CAD drawing Select Similar Objects 8 Command line: SELECTSIMILAR

The command allows you to select only those drawing objects whose properties match the properties of the specified template object.

Command options:

?

Additional object selection options.

Settings

Displays the Select Similar Settings dialog box, where you can specify which properties to match.

Region

Sets rectangular region to select similar objects inside.

Command prompts:

Select patterns or [?/Settings/Region]

Select object serving as a pattern with desirable properties. Press ENTER to complete the command.

Select Settings option to set similar properties in the Select Similar Settings dialog box.

Select the Region option, if you need to select similar objects within certain boundaries.

Select region:

Specify a rectangular area on the drawing.

Settings option invokes Select Similar Settings dialog box where similar properties can be defined:

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If no property is checked then objects of the same type as pattern object.

If just one property is checked (e.g. Color) then all objects with the color of the pattern object will be selected.

If more than one property are checked (e.g., Color, Layer and Lineweight) then will be selected:

·         objects with the color of the pattern object;

·         objects with the layer of the pattern object;

·         objects with the lineweight of the pattern object.

If property Name is checked then all inserted objects with the same name as of pattern object (blocks, external references and images) will be selected.

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