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help selecting individual objects, and removing endpoints

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 15:00:12 GMT

I am new to auto-cad so bare with me...

I am trying to edit a drawing i have received. i need to remove the thermostats shown on the plan and move them elsewhere, the only problem i have is when i go to select the box i want to move on the drawing, everything gets highlighted. i have a list of layers, but it seems as though the are all merged or something? any advice would be great.

The other thing is when i want to draw a line to show the cable going to the new thermostat position it just snaps to an endpoint along the wall, which is obviously very frustrating.

All i want to know how to do is receive a drawing and be able to take a few things out and move them about.

Thank you in advance for any help.

Re: help selecting individual objects, and removing endpoints

Patchy — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 15:06:40 GMT

Try:

EXPLODE the drawing

Setting osnap

OSMODE use 0

Re: help selecting individual objects, and removing endpoints

chadwickt — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 15:07:39 GMT

Could the drawing be a block? You can try the EXPLODE command (assuming nobody has a problem with the drawing being exploded).

Try the snap to nearest option to pick a point on the wall but not have it jump to the endpoint.

Re: help selecting individual objects, and removing endpoints

chadwickt — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 15:08:35 GMT

Patchy was quicker than me!

Re: help selecting individual objects, and removing endpoints

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 15:56:35 GMT

When I explode the selected block it just disappears?

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Re: help selecting individual objects, and removing endpoints

Patchy — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:01:41 GMT

-EXPORTTOAUTOCAD

if you got the drawing from outside source and made with some programs other than plain autocad, try that.

Re: help selecting individual objects, and removing endpoints

john.vellek — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 19:33:51 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

If the suggestions in the thread haven't gotten you to your goal yet, you are welcome to attach a file for me to look at. I am happy to prepare a short video of the steps I use.