Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
If, after erasing a selection set, you immediately realize that you didn't really
mean to do away with so many objects, you can use the Undo button on the Quick
Access Toolbar to restore them all. But AutoCAD has one additional unerase trick
up its sleeve — the aptly named OOPS command. When you type
OOPS
and press
Enter, AutoCAD restores the last selection set that you erased — even if you've
run other commands after ERASE.
The ERASE command isn't the only way to remove unwanted objects from
your drawing. Easiest of all in any workspace is to simply select an item and press
the Delete key.
It's all too easy to draw objects on top of other objects, and once they're there, pretty
well impossible to recognize that there
are
multiples so you can weed out the ones you
don't want. For the last couple of releases, holding down the Shift key and the spacebar
together while clicking on suspected multiple objects will highlight them, one after the
other; when the one you're after lights up, you press Enter to select it. AutoCAD 2011 in-
troduced a more powerful selection cycling method. With Selection Cycling enabled on
the status bar, AutoCAD displays a blue icon showing overlapping rectangles if it detects
multiple objects under your crosshairs. And when you pick an object with this icon dis-
played, AutoCAD opens a Selection dialog box where you can choose the object you ac-
tually want to.
AutoCAD 2011 could find those duplicates, and now AutoCAD 2012 will blow
them away for you! Click the new Delete Duplicate Objects tool (look for the
broom on the Modify panel slideout on the Home tab) to run the aptly named
OVERKILL command. You can process an entire drawing at one fell swoop by en-
tering ALL at the Select Objects prompt. The Delete Duplicate Objects dialog box
appears; there you can set a number of properties and options (see Figure 10-6).
Check the online help for more about this command.
