Object Selection Filters Dialog Box

GstarCAD 2026 → Commands → F

Function Description:

Selects, edits and names filters for object selection.

Dialog Box Options:

Filter Property List

Displays a list of the filter properties of the current filter. The current filter is the filter selected in Current in the Named Filters area.

Select Filter

Adds filter properties to the current filter.

Object Types and Logical Operators: Lists object types that you can filter and logical operators (AND, OR, XOR, and NOT) for grouping the filter expressions. You have to pair and balance the logical operators correctly in the filter list. The number of operands you can enclose depends on the operation.

|> Logical Operators | | |> | — | — | — | |> Starting Operator |> Encloses |> Ending Operator |> |> Begin AND |> One or more operands |> End AND |> |> Begin OR |> One or more operands |> End OR |> |> Begin XOR |> Two operands |> End XOR |> |> Begin NOT |> One operand |> End NOT |>

X,Y,Z: Defines additional filter parameters depending on the object. Relative operators such as < (less than) or > (greater than) can be used in the filter parameters.
Select: Displays a dialog box listing all items of the specified type in the drawing. Select the items from the list to filter.
Add to List: Adds the current Select Filter property to the filter list. Filter properties added to the unnamed filter remain available during the current work session unless they are deleted manually.
Substitute: Uses the property displayed in Select Filter to replace the one selected in the filter property list.
Add Selected Object: Adds one selected object in the drawing to the filter list.

Edit Item

Selects a filter property and moves it into the Select Filter area to edit. The selected filter property is replaced by the new edited filter.

Delete

Deletes a selected filter property from the current filter.

Clear List

Deletes all the listed properties from the current filter.

Named Filters

Displays, saves, and deletes filters.

Apply

Exits the dialog box. You can create a selection set follow the Select Objects prompts. And the current filter is used on the selected objects.