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When you choose a command that requires you to select entities (when you're deleting or changing entity properties, for example), you can use any of the following selection methods by choosing them in the prompt box or entering them in the command bar:
Select all entities (ALL) Selects all entities in the current drawing.
Add to set (+ or A) Adds one or more entities to the selection set.
Subtract from set (- or R) Removes one or more entities from the selection set.
Previous selection (P) Selects entities included in the previous selection set.
Last entity in drawing (L) Selects the entity most recently added to the drawing.
Window-Inside (W) Selects entities contained entirely within a rectangular selection window.
Crossing window (C) Selects entities contained within or crossing the boundary of a rectangular selection window.
Outside window (O) Selects entities falling completely outside a rectangular selection window.
Window polygon (WP) Selects entities contained entirely within a polygon selection window.
Crossing polygon (CP) Selects entities contained within or crossing the boundary of a polygon selection window.
Outside polygon (OP) Selects entities falling completely outside a polygon selection window.
Window circle (WC) Selects entities contained entirely within a circular selection window.
Crossing circle (CC) Selects entities contained within or crossing the boundary of a circular selection window.
Outside circle (OC) Selects entities falling completely outside a circular selection window.
Point (PO) Selects any closed entities that surround the selected point.
Fence Selects entities crossing a line or line segments.
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Window-Inside by selecting the first ( A ) and second ( B ) points. Resulting selection. |
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Crossing Window by selecting the first ( A ) and second ( B ) points. |
| Resulting selection. |
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Window Polygon by specifying the vertices of the polygon ( A , B , and C ). |
| Resulting selection. |