1 Window / M-Windows

The '1 Window' command is used to select elements by en­closing them in a window. After choosing the command, you are prompted to define the two diagonal points that define the window. All components in this window, with at least one co-ordinate pair, are selected and highlighted ready for manipulation.

 

 

By using the 'M-Windows' command, it is possible to select elements using multiple windows. After defining the window, the 'Selection' menu re-appears. Here you can terminate the se­lection process, with the right mouse button (or <ESC> key), or you can continue adding more elements to the selection, e.g. with the '1 Object' option.

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Elements selected  with 'Window' can only be deselected with the 'Objects' command

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On a complex drawing, it is sometimes easier to select a number of elements using the Window command and then to deselect the few that are not required  by using the Objects command.