humpo Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Hi all having a discussion at work with regards to using the selection window. If it start my selection window say bottom right of the objects I want to select. then with the selection window still open, I zoom to the top left to be more accurate with the objects I am selecting, when I click the button to finish the command, the objects that were previously selected but are no longer visible due to my zooming will no longer be selected despite being within the window at the start. is there a way around this or is it a limitation of AutoCAD? using AutoCAD 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Yes, that's the way it works. One work-around would be to use the discontinued but still accessible .DSVIEWER command (aerial view). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humpo Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 thank you Sir as I suspected, but did not know about the .DSVIEWER command. will have a tinker with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 The aerial viewer was ported over from a company called nth Engine (out of Texas). At the time they referred to it as the Birdseye. The company was bought out by AutoDesk I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 This is how AutoCAD has always worked, only recently changed in 2017.1. Use other strategies for making you selections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 This is how AutoCAD has always worked, only recently changed in 2017.1. Use other strategies for making you selections. Like starting the window where you need to be accurate and zooming out, for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Or make sure PICKADD = 1 or more, and select in bunches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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