selecting in Autocad

hey there;

Has anyone experienced these two problems in autocad R07?

First issue is that when I select objects, after I select the first object I move to select a second object and the first object selected is no longer dashed. The only way I can select more than one object at a time is with a crossing window.

The second issue is that the snap-to is not always working. I always have object snap on, but sometimes it wont work and I have to type in the command (i.e. per, end).

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Is your PICKFIRST set to 1?

Try Pickadd=1

Pickfirst controls whether selections are picked before or after a command. That's one I didn't know.

Pickadd is the one that allows users to select multiple objects at once. I wonder which release that was introduced with? Since the 90s there's never been an option to supersede previous selections.

thanks a lot

I just looked at hyperpics.com and pickadd has been in the program since at least R12.

I had this problem the other day.

Try the HIGHLIGHT system variable. Set to 1 for on set to 0 for off.

Just as a side note: there is a tutorial on the CADTutor main page about selecting objects.