How do I select a specific line in AutoCAD?

How do I select certain lines in AutoCAD?

Select the objects you wish and don’t worry about whatever else selects. Once selected you can right click and choose Properties. In Properties you can narrow your choice in the top list to Lines or Polylines. Now you can place your lines on your new layer in Properties.

How do I select a line in a polyline in AutoCAD?

You can select a single arc or line segment, also called a subobject, within a polyline by pressing the Ctrl key when you click over it (not available in AutoCAD LT). If the polyline you select is a closed polyline, Open replaces the Close option in the prompt.

How do I select part of a polyline?

You can select individual segments of a PolyLine and then edit the segments by simply holding the CTRL button and then individually picking the segments.

Why can’t I select lines in AutoCAD?

There might be several causes for this: The desired objects are within a viewport on a layout and the viewport is not active. The layer of the objects are locked. The edit mode of an xref is active.

How do I select one object in a layer in Autocad?

In the drawing space, right-click on empty space to get the context menu. the objects in the layer specified will be selected.

How do I select an object underneath in Autocad?

To Select Overlapping or Close Objects

1. Make sure that Selection Cycling is turned on.
2. As you roll your cursor over objects, you will see an icon indicating that multiple objects are available for selection.
3. Click to see a list of available objects, and then click in the list to select the object you want.

How do you fix a selection problem in Autocad?

Solution:

1. Click the application menu (the A in the top-left corner) and select Options.
2. On the Selection tab, clear the Use Shift to add to selection option.
3. Choose OK to close the Options window.

Why is my osnap not working?

Press F3 to toggle osnaps on/off. Check that osnap is On (OSNAP command) and that the snap function is also selected. Flatten the drawing or make sure that all objects are on the same plane, or with the same Z value. Check the value of the AUTOSNAP variable and make sure that it is an odd number.

How do I enable multiple selections in Autocad?

Go to the File – Options and select the icon for multiple objects selection. Once ticked, you can slect the multiple objects without pressing and holding the shift key.