Select similar elements with SmartSelect

You can use SmartSelect to automatically select all 2D elements based on one or more common attributes, such as element type, color, or line width.

1. Choose Home tab→Select group→Select .

2. (Optional) On the Draft, Profile, and Sketch Selection command bar, click Select Options to open the Select Options dialog box.

   In the Draft environment and when creating profile sketches, the Select Options dialog box controls which types of elements are recognized by the Select command as you move the cursor over them. Set the types you want to select, and clear the types you do not want to select.

   

3. On the command bar, click SmartSelect .

4. Click one of the elements that you want to select.

   Example:

   • If you want to change the color of all blue lines, click a blue line.

   • If you want to make the text in callouts or dimensions larger and easier to read, select a callout or dimension.

5. In the SmartSelect Options dialog box, check the boxes for any additional properties that you want to use to select similar elements and include them in the selection set.

   Example:

   If you want to change the color of all blue circles as well as blue lines, first select a blue line, and then in the SmartSelect Options dialog box, clear the Element type check box.

6. (Optional) Make changes to the elements in the selection set using the options on the command bar. The options that are available depend on the element type.

   Example:

   • For annotations, dimensions, or text, you can click the Properties button to make changes in the appropriate Properties dialog box.

   • For simple geometry, you can use the Line Color, Line Type, and Line Width options on the Select command bar to make changes to the elements in the set.

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