Selection Filter

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Keyboard: SELFILTER

Properties pane: ()

Shortcut: Ctrl+2

Displays the Selection Filter pane. It displays all entities in the drawing and allows you to filter and select entities by layer, color, entity type, and linetype. When you finish selecting entities, you can then use the selection set in subsequent commands. The Selection Filter pane contains the following:

Clear Click to clear the current selection. All entities become deselected.

Layer tab Displays all layers available in the drawing. Click a layer's corresponding cell in the On column to change the selection to on (black) or off (blank).

Color tab Displays all colors available in the drawing. Click a color's corresponding cell in the On column to change the selection to on (black) or off (blank).

Entity Type tab Displays all entity types available in the drawing. Click an entity type's corresponding cell in the On column to change the selection to on (black) or off (blank).

Linetype tab Displays all linetypes available in the drawing. Click a linetype's corresponding cell in the On column to change the selection to on (black) or off (blank).

The On column for all tabs indicates the following:

  • Blank No entities with the corresponding value are selected in the drawing.
  • Black circle All entities with the corresponding value are selected in the drawing.
  • Gray circle Only some entities with the corresponding value are selected in the drawing (due to specified values on other tabs or your entity selections in the drawing).
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