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Available in TurboCAD Pro and Platinum only
Hotkey: Ctrl+Q


  
Selects objects meeting a complex set of criteria. For example, you can select all blue arcs or yellow dashed curves on Layers 3 and 5. Query selection can be useful in large or complicated drawings in which you need to filter through numerous colors, layers, entity types, etc.

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Note: Query will not select individual objects that are members of groups or blocks. 

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Query window: Contains the expression used to filter the objects for selection. You can assemble the expressions via the Criteria button, or you can enter them manually.

 


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Note: The query text does not automatically wrap. Press Enter to separate lines. Also, new criteria are inserted at the end of the expression, regardless of cursor position. You can cut and past text to correct the order.

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If you want to use a query later, you can save it. Click Save Query.

Enter a name for the query and click Save.

Then in the Selection by Query window, find the query name in the List.

To change saved queries, click Edit List.