Hi @evrod20 ,

I think you have problem with SUBTRACT command because you turn on Selection Cycling.

On Mac there the Selection dialog box:

never appears when Selection Cycling is on and you select overlapping objects. And this is "by design" on Mac.

So when Selection Cycling is on and you pick the object you need to subtract (the second selection set inside SUBTRACT command), it actually doesn't get selected. You need to pick it for the second time and then hit Return to subtract it from the first object.

So when Selection Cycling is on the sequence of actions will be like this:

1/ Start SUBTRACT command

2/ Select object(s) you want to subtract from

3/ Hit Return

4/ Select object you want to subtract from the first selection in step #2

5/ If the object you want to subtract in step #4 overlaps with some other object - pick it again, you should see "Select objects: 1 found" in the Command window

6/ Now hit Return - object selected in step #4 will be subtracted from the object you selected in step #2

You see that such a way is very complex.

But if Selection Cycling is off the steps for SUBTRACT command will be:

1/ Start SUBTRACT command

2/ Select object(s) you want to subtract from

3/ Hit Return

4/ Select objects you want to subtract from the selection set in step #2

5/ Hit Return

The conclusion is the following - do not activate Selection Cycling when you use SUBTRACT command in AutoCAD for Mac.

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@evrod20 wrote:

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2. Second question. How do I set up the "selection cycling" to stay on my menu bar instead of using CTRL + W all the time? Couldn't find the option. Only for selection filtering.

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There is no way to show "Selection Cycling" toggle on the Status Bar on Mac, you can use only CTRL + W shortcut to toggle Selection Cycling on and off.