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Preferences Dialog

value is 4, which results in a handle that is • Choose Select Intersected Objects to
9 x 9 pixels (4 x 2 = 8, and 8 + 1 = 9). The select any objects whose bounding boxes
minimum value is 1, which results in a are intersected by or located within the
handle that is 3 x 3 pixels.
marquee. See “Bounding Boxes” on page
• Enter a value, in pixels, for Edit Handle 965.
Tolerance to specify how close to an edit
handle you must click in order to select it. • Choose Select Contained Objects to
The default value is 0. select only objects located entirely within
the marquee. This option provides the
• Check Show Start and End Indicators best results in most situations.
to display an S and an E at the start and
end points of a selected wall or the • Choose Select Objects by Center to
selected edge of a CAD-based object. select only objects whose center points
This can make it easier to edit the selected are located within the marquee.
edge in the object’s specification dialog.
See “Selected Edge” on page 214. You can add the Selection Modes tools
to your toolbars. See “To add a button
3 Specify program behavior when using to a toolbar” on page 143.
Marquee Selection to select objects.
See “Marquee Select” on page 215.

Behaviors Panel

The settings on the BEHAVIORS panel of the
Preferences dialog define basic editing
behaviors of CAD and architectural objects.

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