# SELECTSIMILARMODE System Variable [GstarCAD 2026](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2026/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2026/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) **Function Description:** The SELECTSIMILARMODE system variable is used to control which property must be matched when using SELECTSIMILAR command to select objects with the same type. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Bitcode | | Saved in | Use-settings | | Initial value | 130 | | Range | 0 ~ 255 | It may be seemed as the similar object when objects with the same type locating on the same layer; for external reference, objects with the same name will be treated as similar objects. **System Variable Value:** **0:**object type **1:** color **2:** layer **4:** linetype **8:** linetype scale **16:** lineweight **32:**plot style **64:**object style, including text style, dimension style, and table style **128:**name, for reference objects(including blocks, xrefs, and images) --- [Original help](https://www.gstarcad.net/help/GstarCAD_2026_en-US/detail/systemVariables/SELECTSIMILARMODE.html) · © Gstarsoft Co., Ltd.