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PaintSelect - select objects by cursor painting - paint selection.

The freeware utility PaintSelect for AutoCAD adds a new method of object selection known e.g. from 3ds Max or from Fusion 360 - selection by "painting" over a drawing with a pressed left mouse button.

First download the file PaintSelect.vlx from Download and load it to AutoCAD with APPLOAD. You can perform the paint selection either as a standalone command PAINTSELECT, or on the prompt "Select objects:" in any AutoCAD editing command by entering the transparent command 'PAINTSELECT.

Now press (and hold) the left mouse button and "paint" over the objects you want to select. The selection box size is controlled by the PICKBOX variable, or it can be adjusted individually by pressing the "+" and "-" keys (in 1.5x multiples). You can also remove objects from the selection set by holding the Shift key.

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This application requires the AutoCAD Express Tools installed.

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Tip 14851: Shrinkwrap - boundary curve of DWG drawing polylines.
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Tip 14748: How to use the commands LAYISO/LAYUNISO in AutoCAD Web app?

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See also:
Tip 14898:	AlignO - aligning selected entities in Corel style.
Tip 14851:	Shrinkwrap - boundary curve of DWG drawing polylines.
Tip 14844:	How to scale object non-uniformerly in X, Y, Z axes in Fusion?
Tip 14808:	How to import a KML/KMZ file from Google Maps, including placemark labels, into AutoCAD Map 3D?
Tip 14748:	How to use the commands LAYISO/LAYUNISO in AutoCAD Web app?



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