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Select None
Edit menu > Select None
Keyboard > Ct r l + D
This command deselects all objects in the scene
conforming to the current selection filter type (page
1–81) on the main toolbar.
Select Inver t
Edit menu > Select Invert
Keyboard > Ctr l + I
This command inverts the current selection set.
All objects not currently selected are selected,
and all objects currently selected are deselected,
respecting the current selection filter type (page
1–81) on the main toolbar.
Select By
Edit menu > Select By
TheSelectBysubmenuontheEditmenuprovides
commands for selecting objects in the scene by
color, name, and other characteristics. It also
gives quick access to the various Region selection
options.
Select By Color (page 1–88)
Select By Name (Edit Menu) (page 1–88)
Select Similar (page 1–88)
Rectangular Selection Region (page 1–89)
Circular Selection Region (page 1–89)
Fence Selection Region (page 1–90)
Lasso Selection Region (page 1–90)
Paint Selection Region (page 1–91)
Select B y Color
Edit menu > Select By > Color
Select By Color lets you select all objects having the
same color as the selected object. Selection is made
by w ireframe color (see Object Color Dialog (page
1–159)), rather than by any materials associated
w ith the objects.
After you choose this command, click an y object
inthescenetodeterminethecolorfortheselection
set.
Tip: To select objects by material, use Schematic
View (page 3–640).
Select By Name (Edit Menu)
Edit menu > Select By > Name
Keyboard > H
Select By Name lets you select objects by choosing
them from a list of all object s in the scene.
For a full description of the Select By Name
function, see Select By Name (page 1–77).
Tip: To select objects by material, use Select By
Material (page 2–1439).
Select Similar
Edit menu > Select B y > Select Similar
Use this command to select all items in the selected
object’s or objects’ layer that have the same style(s)
(page 3–461), as defined in AutoCAD Architecture
(formerly known as ADT, or Architectural
Desktop). For example, if you’ve imported or
linked to a DWG file that contains walls in several
different styles, such as CMU-8, Concrete-8, and
Stud-4, you could select all CMU-8 wall segments