Precisely selecting with a window

[Discus84]

Hi,

Very often the selection window is large enough for the drawing to be really zoomed out.

In this case it's hard to point the window exactly where it should be.

Zooming in is not possible because whatever is not on the screen will not be selected.

Am I missing something here? 

Is there a way  to zoom in and for the window to still catch whatever is not on the screen?

 

Thanks.

Lu

[BIGAL]

Look at (getvar 'extmax) & (getvar 'extmin) these are the size of your dwg wether your zoomed or not.

[SLW210]

Are you using AutoCAD 2010 as shown in your profile?

 

I do not believe this is an issue in newer AutoCAD versions, I am not sure what version it was fixed though. UPDATE: From the posted thread, looks like AutoCAD 17.1 update or maybe AutoCAD 2018 had the fix.

 

AutoCAD 2023 Help | SELECTIONOFFSCREEN (System Variable) | Autodesk

 

You'll probably need to keep searching and see what workarounds people came up with before the fix.

 

Losing selected objects when zooming/panning etc - AutoCAD 2D Drafting, Object Properties & Interface - AutoCAD Forums

 

Solved: AutoCAD - Zoom after selection lost object selected - Autodesk Community