Selection Set Filters

Selection sets, which are defined as drawing objects chosen to be edited, can be created by clicking a single object or a group of objects. Likewise, selection sets can also be created by filtering the drawing based on a particular object property, such as its color or linetype. This chapter discusses in detail the different ways to create selection sets and how to save them so they can be applied to multiple drawings. Let's start with looking at the different types of selection filters.

Two of the filters listed here, Window and Crossing, are essentially the default filters—both are automatically available at any Select objects prompt. To create a selection set using either of these filters, first pick a starting corner ...

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