Selecting only one object in an array of many

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Joern
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Selecting only one object in an array of many

Post by Joern » Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:20 am

Hallo Clive,
if you have a drawing containing several complex objects, how do you select only one without clicking all the lines, circles etc. of it.
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Re: Selecting only one object in an array of many

Post by Clive » Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:54 am

Hi Joren
Either by just clicking on the individual entity or in the case of a 'block' (a grouped set of entities) -you will first need to explode it, to break the block back down into individual entities again.
use either:
1.Select block > Modify > Explode
2.Select block > Block > Explode.
3. Select block > in command line enter > XP

*Note - in some cases a 'whole' drawing made up of lots of things can still be a single block! In this situation again select everything and apply either of the above methods.

[Edit: You can also turn on/off layers as required]

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