Articles Search Results

Select, edit, and name filters for object selection. Menu : Express>Selection>Select Filter Command Entry : Filter 1. X, Y, Z ParametersDefines additional filter parameters depending on the object. In the filter parameters, you can use... Read More

Create a temporary selection set of objects. Menu : Express>Selection>Get Selection Set Command Entry : GETSEL Select an object on the Source layer: Use a selection set method or press ENTER for all layers Select an object of the Type you want:... Read More

List the type, block name, layer name, color and linetype of a nested object in a block or an xref. Menu : Express>Blocks>List Xref/Block Properties Command Entry : XLIST Command line prompts as follows : Select nested xref or block object to... Read More

You can select an object to HATCH or fill, or specify an internal point to define a boundary. A hatch boundary or enclosed area can be formed with any combination of objects like LINE , ARC , CIRCLE and polylines (PLINE). Only objects that are in... Read More

Multiline is a kind of special object. You can modify it by MLEDIT , but can not modify it by fillet, chamfer and some other function. Edit Multiline Styles To change the properties , end caps and the background fill of subsequently created... Read More

To change the shape of polyline (PLINE) objects or to join separate polylines, you can access editing operations of PEDIT . Polylines can be edited by closing and opening them, or moving, adding and deleting vertices. Joined Polyline Segments If a... Read More

Create Groups A GROUP  is a saved set of objects. You can name the groups that you build and add a description for it. Copies of the group will be given the default name as is *Ax and is considered unnamed. .Nested groups can also be ungrouped to... Read More

You can use object properties or object types to include or exclude objects in or from a selection set. If you want to filter selection sets by property (like color) and by object type, you can use Quick Select (QSELECT) from the Properties palette ... Read More

The block reference can be exploded into its component objects, if you need to modify one or more objects within the block separately. By selecting the Explode option in the INSERT dialog box, you can automatically explode block references as you... Read More

A polyline (PLINE) is a single object with connected sequence of line segments or and arc segments. You can set the global width of polyline and the starting and ending width for each segments. When you draw a polyline, you can switch to arc by... Read More