Control Click

[lambertb]

First time user and poster. I am working through the Mastering 2011 book. I am trying to create an alignment on top of a polyline. The book says do a control +click to make the pick activate the alignment segment and not the polyline. I can't seem to get this to work. Any other tricks? (It is CH7, p257 if you have used the book). I included a movie of various clicks. Thanks.

[SethHall]

Hi lambertb-

If you just want to select the alignment, you can expand Alignments in Prospector, select the alignment in question, right click, and click SELECT.

[lambertb]

I am using the floating curve tool to add a curve to a tangent. The tangent was drawn over a poly line. When I try to create the curve I get the "Selected entity must be part of the main entity." error. It says use control+click to select the alignment and not the polyline.

When I delete the polyline I can select the tangent and use the floating curve command.

Is there a way to make sure I select the main entity (alignment) when there is a polyline below it? The zip file has a video showing how I am trying to click.

[wfberry]

I always keep a toolbar available (regular Autocad) that has draworder available.  (i.e., Modify II).  You can always send the top entity below the one you are wanting. (Send to back).

Bill

[Kyle-Evans]

SHIFT + SPACE is your friend, learn it, use it, love it 🙂

Hover over the "stacked" items and hold down shift and toggle the spacebar button, it will cycle through all of the stacked objects and just pick the one you want 🙂

[Anonymous]

New in 2011, from "Basic" autocad - selection cycling - check that you have the right-most icon (or "SC" if you prefer text) in the status bar turned on.