Selecting Objects with a Crossing Line and change properties

[RupinderWilkhu]

Hi,
How do I select objects using a line and then change the colour or other properties of the objects selected?

I'm tried the Select > F to draw a line across objects to select. But this doesn't highlight the properties for me to change?

Any advise or other trick?

[imadHabash]

Hi,

I don't know what do you mean by " with a Crossing Line " .. But there is an express tool called Fast Select that you can use and see if it's help .

[RupinderWilkhu]

thanks but we have lots of objects at different elevations and directions hence drawing a line to then use FS will be just as long as selecting the objects manually.

If possible, I'd like to drawing a line on Select prompt...similarly to the below but then allow me to change the properties of the selected objects.

https://www.cadtobim.com/object-selection.html#:~:text=Selecting%20Objects%20with%20a%20Crossing%20L....

[cadffm]

Hi,

what version are you using? Since Version 2011 the default setting for Select command is to select&highlight the result.

Variable: PICKADD=2

Try it again with object selection method F(ence), while pickadd is set to 2

[RupinderWilkhu]

Nope! that didn't work 

[cadffm · Accepted solution]

So your Pickadd is set to 2?

You can use Select command AND you can select whatever (see 'Select' feedback? while and after you ended the command - see Textscreen [F2])

Is ther 0 found or 1 and more found - message?

[RupinderWilkhu]

Brilliant...that's worked. Many thanks

[cadffm]

Simple way to show us what you trying to do:

Share a simple sample .dwg with a hand full objects in one color,

just some objects in question in another color, which one you want to select.

Simple way to show us what/why object selection method fence doesn't work,

share a screencast

I am sure we can help you, but first we need to be clear about what you need and why something is not currently working.

[cadffm]

What works?

[RupinderWilkhu]

Changed Pickadd to 2 and then using Select > F > draw line through objects to select...allows me to change the properties of the selected objects

[cadffm]

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ah okay, 👍

I missunderstood the first reply. RupinderWilkhu Nope! that didn't work 

@cadffm wrote:

Hi, what version are you using? Since Version 2011 the default setting for Select command is to select&highlight the result.

Variable: PICKADD=2 Try it again with object selection method F(ence), while pickadd is set to 2

Glad to help

[cadffm]

FYI - it was possible  before also (But I wanted to restore the default behavior for you first)

After Select->f like after every other time and way you selected object,

you can access the last selection set by selection method P / Previous selectionset

In Properties palette, press the button to add object seelction

and select the previous selection by type in

P<enter><enter>

or in copy move and other commands, doesn't matter how the object selection way made