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Selecting multiple items in Filter commad

stephenappel — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:35:20 GMT

I am able to select one item in the Filter drop down command, apply and successfully select the item I have chosen. When I select 2 items (I am currently trying to select Hatch + Solid) and apply, it selects nothing, even though both items are in the drawing. Anything I am missing??

thanks!!

Re: Selecting multiple items in Filter commad

pendean — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:41:37 GMT

Greetings @stephenappel

Since this works in my own files with my own objects and my own FILTER settings... perhaps you can share that level of information plus a DWG file here for someone to test with your FILTER command choices nd file content?

Re: Selecting multiple items in Filter commad

stephenappel — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:57:31 GMT

Thank you for your reply! I create millwork shop drawings and typically the
first thing I do is import the architects PDF into my AutoCAD drawing and
then use that as a reference for my drawings. I usually delete any hatching
and solid fills to make the drawing lighter and clearer. On the attached
drawing that I imported there are 143 hatch objects and 468 solids. If I use
Filter / choose either Hatch or Solid individually / add to list / apply and
then select the entire drawing it selects the item. If however I add both of
them to the list / apply and then select the entire drawing it selects
nothing.

Look forward to your response!

Stephen

Re: Selecting multiple items in Filter commad

pendean — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:15:19 GMT

@stephenappel Nothing is attached: you add files to a reply, you have to be here in this site to share them, but never through an email reply.

Re: Selecting multiple items in Filter command

stephenappel — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:23:01 GMT

Attached is the file that I referenced

thanks!

Re: Selecting multiple items in Filter commad

h_s_walker — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 09:42:15 GMT

Why not use QSELECT? See the images below

Re: Selecting multiple items in Filter command

pendean — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:38:54 GMT

In addition to the comments above...

These objects are a SOLID, not a hatch

Using FILTER command to select only all the hatches works fine here (notice how FILTER command's list has been cleared of specifics)

And if you only wish to grab SOLID objects then this (but be careful, the PDF import options selected to create your content use SOLID objects for more that masks)

Long story short: converting PDFs to DWG content is always going to be sloppy. Be careful assuming mass selections are only going to delete what you do not want.

Re: Selecting multiple items in Filter command

stephenappel — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:15:18 GMT

I understand that there are both solids and hatches in the drawing. What I am trying to do is use the filter command to select both solids and hatches at one time by placing both of those items in the filter list

Re: Selecting multiple items in Filter commad

stephenappel — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:17:48 GMT

I use Qselect often but in this case I am trying to select both solids and hatches at one time . . .

Re: Selecting multiple items in Filter command

pendean — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:39:23 GMT

@stephenappel wrote:

What I am trying to do is use the filter command to select both solids and hatches at one time by placing both of those items in the filter list

Good to know: see my screenshots in my last reply, doing them individually addresses your primary/original post requirements.

In this PDF tutorial https://static.au-uw2-prd.autodesk.com/Class_Handout_CES323893_Scott_Wilcox.pdf

Find and explore this section for your added need to select more than one type in FILTER (it also covers how to use QSELECT)

Learning Objective 3: Logical Operators (and, or, not xor)
By using Add Selected Object, and simple object properties, there is a limitation: the selection
set will only include items that meet every criteria. What if we wanted for example, a selection of
only circles and lines, and no other object type? Having two objects (i.e. circle and line) in the
list will mean that NO OBJECTS get selected, since there is no object that is both a circle AND
a line. How can we build a selection set of multiple object types with different properties?
Fortunately there is a way to achieve this in AutoCAD with logical operators.

OR... why not use SELECTSIMILAR? in about 5-10seconds I seemed to have selected all instances to do whatever I want to do with all of those objects as I tested right now (took me longer to type all of this and screen capture)

Re: Selecting multiple items in Filter commad

stephenappel — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:59:20 GMT

SELECTSIMILAR!!!!!!!! Didn't know anything about this command but I will put it to great use - thanks very much for all your help!!