Select Objects First; Select A Command First; Object Selection Methods - Tormach CNC Scanner Manual

7.1.5

Select Objects First

You may select objects first and then choose how to modify them. As one selects each object, it is
highlighted with small squares called grips, which appear at strategic points on the object.
The locations of the grips depend on the type of object selected. For example, grips appear at the
endpoints and midpoint of a line, at the quadrant points and the center point of a circle, and at the
endpoints, midpoint, and center of an arc.
Examples of grip locations for different objects.
After one or more objects are selected, you may choose an object modification command, such as Copy
or Move, from the Modify menu or toolbar.
7.1.6

Select a Command First

After typing a command, the cursor becomes a pickbox and prompts the user to select objects. There
are several methods to select objects:

Select objects using the mouse or other pointing device.

Click on the drawing area and drag the cursor to define a square selection area.

Enter ? to display a list of all selection methods

Use multiple methods together. For example, to select most of the objects on the drawing, you
may select all objects and then remove the undesired ones.
When objects are selected, these objects are added to the selection set. If at least one object is
selected, the removal of one of them is available from the selection set. To finish adding objects to the
selection set, simply press Enter. Most object-modification commands act on the entire selection set.
7.1.7

Object selection methods

When you choose a command that requires selecting an object (such as deleting or changing object
properties, for example), you may use any of the following selection methods by choosing them in the
command line prompt or entering them in the command bar:

Select all entities (ALL) Selects all entities in the current drawing.

Add to set (A) Adds one or more entities to the selection set.

Remove from set (R) Removes one or more entities from the selection set.
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