topic Re: How to make "Select Object" rectangular? in AutoCAD Forum

How to make "Select Object" rectangular?

syanchuck — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:15:40 GMT

I need to have rectangular areal select object, however when I am selecting objects, it's coming with some weird shapes what it definitely bothering me.
I understand that it is something letting to cancel an object those were accidentally selected, but I don't need it.
How to make it back rectangular?
Thanks in advance!

Betreff: How to make "Select Object" rectangular?

cadffm — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:25:54 GMT

Dependend on your PickAuto Setting,

Pick for the first corner and a second time for the diagonal corner

Or press the left mouse button at the first corner and release them at the diagonal corner.

But it sound you have other problems.

Share your DWG and Screenshots to show the problem.

Hardcoreguessing: Deactivate your hardware acceleration.

Re: How to make "Select Object" rectangular?

pendean — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:31:38 GMT

Rectangular selection is you click/release, draw the rectangle, click again.

What you are describing happens when you click, keep holding it down, dragging around to create a freeform selection, then releasing.

OR... do you need a new mouse because your mouse pick button is sticking down too often all of a sudden?

Re: How to make "Select Object" rectangular?

paullimapa — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:14:59 GMT

Most likely the lasso selection option is left on

https://cadapult-software.com/the-lasso-selection-in-autocad/

Re: How to make "Select Object" rectangular?

imadHabash — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:35:22 GMT

Hi,

I think that you have to turn OFF lasso select option. >> Click <<

Re: How to make "Select Object" rectangular?

Kent1Cooper — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:53:29 GMT

@paullimapa wrote:

Most likely the lasso selection option is left on

@imadHabash wrote:

I think that you have to turn OFF lasso select option.

You don't need to turn the option off. All you need for non-lasso window selection, even with the lasso option turned on, is to pick [momentarily] the corners of the window as @pendean suggested, rather than press-and-hold-and drag, which is what gets you the lasso.

Re: How to make "Select Object" rectangular?

pendean — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 21:25:16 GMT

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