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This one comes via Robert Matteson of Dynamic Fire Protection Systems, Inc – Texas:

When selecting objects using a
window or crossing window, I am sometimes hindered from selecting all items that
I want quickly due to the rectangular constraint of  the window or crossing
window.

I found out today, that by entering
WP (window polygon) or CP (crossing polygon) before you select your items, you can
work the window around complex selections very
easily.

Thanks, Robert!
 

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One response to “Selecting Objects Using an Irregularly Shaped Window”

  1. George Ali Blackburn Avatar

    I wasn’t aware of this and will definitely try it.
    One other thing I’ve found is that to REMOVE an object from your selection set (after making your selection window), press the SHIFT key and select the object(s) you’d like to remove.

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