rectangle not included in filter

**khoshravan** · 26th Jul 2012 07:20 am

I am trying to select a rectangle in a filter definition. However in the selection box I couldn't find the rectangle. What is wrong with my steps.

**danellis** · 26th Jul 2012 07:44 am

Once it's drawn a "rectangle" is a closed polyline.

dJE

**MSasu** · 26th Jul 2012 09:12 am

As @danellis stated, a rectangle is in fact a polyline entity.
I’m not sure if you can define a filter or criteria for QSELECT to create a selection set from rectangles. My opinion is that the solution is a dedicated AutoLISP function – in order to qualify as rectangle a polyline entity should be closed, have four vertexes, the opposite edges should be equal and one angle should be 90 degrees.

**khoshravan** · 27th Jul 2012 07:23 am

Originally Posted by danellis

Once it's drawn a "rectangle" is a closed polyline.

dJE

Even polyline as object type, didn't work. If my criteria is based on layer, then the rectangles are chosen but selection by color didn't work, which seams strange for me.

Msasu
Thanks for your reply but I don't know LISP and doesn't want that sort of solution but seams you are very interested and talented on that way.

**StykFacE** · 27th Jul 2012 02:12 pm

Originally Posted by khoshravan

Even polyline as object type, didn't work. If my criteria is based on layer, then the rectangles are chosen but selection by color didn't work, which seams strange for me.

You'll have to double check to make sure your FILTER selection is correct. Can you post a screenshot, or even example DWG file? FILTER can be finicky and you must be very precise or the selection will not work.

**JPlanera** · 27th Jul 2012 02:46 pm

Originally Posted by khoshravan

Even polyline as object type, didn't work.

Did you choose the "closed" property?

**MSasu** · 27th Jul 2012 07:01 pm

Seems the color issue was clarified in this thread.

**khoshravan** · 27th Jul 2012 07:42 pm

Originally Posted by MSasu

Seems the color issue was clarified in this thread.

Please refer to that thread.

BTW how do you reference another thread inside a reply?

**MSasu** · 27th Jul 2012 07:47 pm

When say reference, you mean the link to the other page?

**khoshravan** · 27th Jul 2012 08:59 pm

Originally Posted by MSasu

When say reference, you mean the link to the other page?

You made a link in your reply and linked it to the word "Thread".
I don't know how to do it. If possible please teach me how to do it.
I was asking for this point in my previous post.

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