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Editing Line Based Objects

Using a Fence To Fence Select a group of objects
The Fence Select edit tool allows you 1. Draw a CAD line, arc, open polyline,
to group-select multiple CAD and closed polyline or spline that crosses or
CAD-based objects in contact with the touches all the objects you wish to
selected CAD line, arc, polyline or spline. group-select.
Using a Fence to make a group-selection can 2. Click the Fence Select edit button.
be helpful in a number of situations, for
example: 3. The originally selected object serves as a
fence to select the objects it touches,
• When many CAD objects must be while becoming deselected itself.
selected, particularly when they occupy
the same area. 4. You can hold either the Shift or Ctrl key
and click objects to add or remove them
• When a selection marquee would be the from the selection set.
wrong shape or include too many objects.
• When a selection group needs to be You can keep all fences on their own
selected more than once. custom layer and turn off their display
when not needed. See “Layers” on page 184.
The Fence Select edit tool cannot be
used to select architectural objects - only Match Properties
CAD and CAD-based objects. See
“Architectural vs CAD Objects” on page Rooms, cabinets, windows and doors
166. on the current floor can be selected
based on a set of attributes that you specify
Fences are often used with the Trim Objects
using the Match Properties edit tool. See
and Extend Objects edit tools. See “Match Properties” on page 281.
“Trim and Extend” on page 275.

Editing Line Based Objects

Objects are considered line-based when they attributes such as line color and arrow
can be edited similar to CAD lines using specifications. See “Editing Open Polyline
their edit handles. Based Objects” on page 226 and “Editing
Closed-Polyline Based Objects” on page
CAD lines, framing members, straight walls 231.
and railings, straight stairs and straight roads
are examples of line-based objects. Some objects, notably walls, have line-based
editing behavior only when selected on
Most line-based objects can be connected to certain surfaces. See “Editing Walls” on page
other like objects to form polylines or 367.
polyline-based objects provided that they are
on the same layer and have identical

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