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Description

When you run an edit command (which allows multiple object selection) you have to select the objects(or object) that you want to edit.

There are many ways to select objects:

You can click one by one the objects you want to select.
Crossing method. With this method you have to set a rectangle by setting the two opposite corners(first set one of the two right corners) of the rectangle. Then all the objects that are included entirely in the rectangle or have an intersectection point with the rectangle , will be selected.
Window method. It is similar with the crossing method , but only the objects that are included entirely in the rectangle will be selected(Also you have to set one of the left corners of the window).
Select All. With this method you can select all the objects of the drawing
Select Last. With this method you can select the last drawn object.
Select Previous. With this method you can select the objects that was selected before the completion of the last edit command(Notice that previous command does not take effect when the previous command was erase or undo.

 

 

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