SubscribeFirst of all, a million thanks for the dozens of emails I received regarding Alex...I can't even begin to tell you how much it meant to me...Alex is wagging her tail up in heaven for sure.
Vacation was the absolute best ever! I escaped to the Carribean for a fabulous much need holiday (even had a surprise snorkeling event when I ran right into a 3 foot long barracuda!). Thanks to you all for your patience during the blog silence - let's move on to an AutoCAD Tip!
AutoCAD Tip for Speedy Selection of Touching Objects:
There's a cool Express Tool called Fast Select (FS). Fast Select grabs all the objects that touch the selected object. You can even go one step further by telling fast select you'd like to in turn grab all of the objects that touch those objects. FS is also transparent so you can use it inside of another command (which is typically where you want it).
Command: FS
Use 'FSMODE to control chain selection.
FSMODE = OFF
Select touching object: 22 object(s) found.
Exiting Fastsel
Notice the FSMODE comment. FSMODE is used to control whether or not you want all the objects that touch the objects to be selected or not. The setting is easy enough - ON to select all linked objects or OFF to not...
Try this unusual tip of a setting. You might just find you save some much valued time (or at the very least you shook it up a bit!).
Have a fabulous Wednesday!