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The document discusses AutoCAD selection sets and how to create and modify them. It describes several methods for creating a selection set, including crossing and window selections using a box or polygon. It also lists other selection techniques like removing objects, using a previous selection, drawing a fence, and cycling through overlapping objects. The document concludes by covering common modify commands in AutoCAD like move, copy, stretch, and mirror.

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Lesson 6 CAD

The document discusses AutoCAD selection sets and how to create and modify them. It describes several methods for creating a selection set, including crossing and window selections using a box or polygon. It also lists other selection techniques like removing objects, using a previous selection, drawing a fence, and cycling through overlapping objects. The document concludes by covering common modify commands in AutoCAD like move, copy, stretch, and mirror.

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Ateneo de Zamboanga University

Fr Eusebio, SJ Campus, La Purisima St., Zamboanga City


College of Science and Information Technology
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

LESSON 6: CREATING AND CHANGING SELECTION SETS

By now you have probably seen a colored rectangle appear on your screen when you left-click
and move the crosshairs around. You’ll learn all about this in this lesson. AutoCAD uses what’s called
a selection set to allow you to group objects together and then modify them. For example, if you want
to erase several lines, you could press E <ENTER>, pick on the line, press <ENTER> again and repeat
until you’re done. Another way would be to press E <ENTER>, and then pick the lines one by one until
they are all selected, and press <ENTER>. By selecting a group of objects, you have created a selection
set. Whenever you want to modify an object and are asked by AutoCAD to “select objects” you can
create a selection set and then apply the command. Remember to press ENTER when you are finished
selecting the objects.

There are several ways to create a selection set. The most common way is to use a ‘window
selection’ (or ‘box’). If you create the selection from right to left, you make a crossing window. This
means that any object that crosses the border or is surrounded by the window is added to the
selection set. This is shown as a green rectangle with a dotted outline on the screen. If you create the
window from left to right, you create a box. Using this method, you’ll add only the items that are
completely within the box. This is shown as a blue box on the screen. The difference is very important.

Direction Called Display Effect


RIGHT TO CROSSING SELECTS ANY OBJECT THAT EITHER CROSSES THE
LEFT SELECTION BOUNDARY OR IS INSIDE IT

LEFT TO WINDOW SELECTS ON OBJECTS THAT ARE COMPLETELY


RIGHT SELCTION WITHIN THE BOX

There are other ways to select objects and here are a few of the more common ways. These
can also be used in combination.

 REMOVE – by typing R when asked to select objects, AutoCAD will select change to allow you
to Remove objects from the selection set. You can also remove individual objects by pressing
the Shift Key when selecting (known as a ‘shift-select’).

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Ateneo de Zamboanga University
Fr Eusebio, SJ Campus, La Purisima St., Zamboanga City
College of Science and Information Technology
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

 PREVIOUS – by typing P when sked to select objects, AutoCAD will select the previous
selections set. This is used if you select a few objects, modify them, and then want to modify
them again.
 FENCE – by typing F when asked to select objects, AutoCAD allows you to draw a series of lines
(called a fence) to select objects. This is convenient if you want to select a group of lines to be
trimmed to a single cutting edge.
 CROSSING POLYGON - typing CP when you are selecting objects gives the ability to create a
crossing polygon for object selection. This is like a crossing box (drawn like a Fence), but you
can pick points on the screen to create a polygon. By default, this is a crossing polygon,
therefore any objects that cross the polygon will be added to the selection set.
 CROSSING WINDOW - typing WP (window polygon) when you are selecting objects gives the
ability to create a crossing window for object selection. This is like a crossing box, but you can
pick points on the screen to create a polygon. This is a crossing window, therefore any objects
that are completely within the polygon will be added to the selection set. Newer versions of
AutoCAD allow you to use your cursor to create a crossing window without typing in the 'CW'.
 CYCLING - When are ready to select objects, hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and
then press the Space Bar when your mouse is on top of overlapping objects. Repeatedly press
the Space Bar until the one object you want to modify is highlighted. Then pick with the
mouse. This is a good approach if you have many objects in a small area.

To deselect everything you have selected, you just press the escape key on your keyboard or right-
click and choose “Deselect All” from the menu. Tip: Zoom in when selecting in tight spaces. Make
sure you are 100% sure you are selecting the correct object. Get used to zooming in, then zooming
out quickly.

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Ateneo de Zamboanga University
Fr Eusebio, SJ Campus, La Purisima St., Zamboanga City
College of Science and Information Technology
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

LESSON 6: MOVE, COPY, STRETCH, MIRROR

In this this lesson, you will be adding some more common commands to your collection. All
these commands are ones that you will use on a regular basis.

Command Keystroke Icon Location Result


Move Move / M Home > Modify > Move Moves an object or objects

Copy Copy / CP Home > Modify > Copy Copies object(s) once or multiple times
Stretch Stretch / S Home > Modify > Stretch Stretches an object after you have selected a portion of it
Mirror Mirror / MI Home > Modify > Mirror Creates a mirror image of an object or selection set

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