Selection cycling

Selection cycling helps us make selections of overlapping objects or objects that are too close to make an accurate selection in AutoCAD. To use this tool, you need to activate it first from the status bar. Click on the two overlapping squares, shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 4.13: The selection cycling toggle in the status bar

In the following example, I will show you how selection cycling can help make selections when different objects overlap:

  1. If you don't see the selection cycling icon in the status bar, click on the three dash lines, also called the customization option, at the end of the status bar and ...

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