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Selecting Multiple Objects
You can also separate the selected edge of an
A selected terrain path open or closed polyline from the rest of the
polyline by clicking the Disconnect Selected
Edge edit button. See “Selected Edge”
on page 214.
Selected Side
Most architectural objects can be selected in
Connect CAD Segments Connect CAD Segments
on off 3D views. When selected, the outline of their
bounding box displays, and edit handles are
3. Notice that it is no longer connected to located on the side where you clicked to
the rest of the polyline. select the object. The edit handles can be
4. The individual segment can now be used to move, resize, or rotate the object in
edited entirely independent of its neigh- different directions, depending on which side
bors. is selected. Depending on which side is
selected, the available edit handles may vary,
5. Continue clicking on polyline edges to
disconnect them from their polyline. as well.
6. When you are finished, click the Select Select Next Object
Objects button or activate another
tool. If there is more than one object in a
particular space, it may be difficult to
7. To connect the segment to the polyline select the desired object. When a nearby
again, move the end handles so that they object is selected, click the Select Next
snap to the ends of adjacent segments. Object edit button or press the Tab key until
the desired object becomes selected. This
When Disconnect Edges is used, only function cannot be applied to groups of
edges that you click on are actually affected selected objects.
by it. Any polylines that you do not click on
will remain intact.
Selecting Multiple Objects
Multiple objects can also be selected and Marquee Select
edited in groups. The options available for
editing them will vary depending on the Groups of objects can be selected by holding
types of objects selected. See “Editing down either the Shift or Ctrl key when the
Multiple Objects” on page 247. Select Objects tool is active and then
dragging a marquee around the objects to be
selected.
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