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Hey all. I appologize for not being more active in answering other people's questions that are posted around here, but Please consider the fact that I׳m new in the LISPing business myself, so my ability to assist anyone at this stage is somewhat limited.

Now, if anyone is kind to give me a little help,

I understand the ssget method with WP argument only selects entities which are within the visible viewport. is there anyway to bypass or overcome this issue by using a different argument than WP ?

The WP stands for Window Polygon and this method will select everything that is located entirely inside a polygon definde by a series of points:

(ssget "_WP" '((8.9 14.9) (13.9 23. (29.0 20.0) (35.6 6. (22.7 4.9)))

There are many other options - please check the help of SSGET function.

I understand the ssget method with WP argument only selects entities which are within the visible viewport. is there anyway to bypass or overcome this issue by using a different argument than WP ?

Use an appropriate zoom to ensure the relevant objects are visible in the viewport, then zoom previous after making the selection.

There is no need to apologize. We each have our own areas of expertise. Contribute where and when you can. We don't expect any more than that. And welcome to the CADTutor forum.

Use an appropriate zoom to ensure the relevant objects are visible in the viewport, then zoom previous after making the selection.

Ditto