The Select Objects button is only available if Include in New Selection Set is selected and the Append to Current Selection Set option is cleared. Change the Apply To box to display the Current Selection. Press ENTER to return to the Quick Select dialog box. Temporarily closes the Quick Select dialog box, allowing the user to select the object to which the filter will be applied.
If "Append to current selection set" is selected, the filter will be applied to the entire drawing. "Apply to" will be set to "Current Selection". When you have finished selecting objects, press ENTER to redisplay the dialog. To select the set of objects in which the filter will be applied, use the Select Objects button. Then, EXPLODE.Įxplanation of the Quick Select dialog box.Īpplies the filter to the entire graph or to the current selection set (if it exists). If you'd like to explode a block with attributes and have them retain the assigned attribute value, then you'll need to use the BURST command.īurst will explode the block back into individual objects and keep the attribute values! Give it a try - you're going to love it.Type QSELECT, Object Type = Block, Operator = Select All. When you explode a block with attributes, The attributes go back to the original attribute tags.īlock Desk with attributes before exploding In this tab the first tool you'll see is labeled "Explode Attributes". This executes a powerful Express Tool called BURST!
I was thrilled to find an Express Tools tab was added into AutoCAD 2010. I suppose that's a speedy way to exit out of AutoCAD but with AutoCAD 2010 I have on several occasions hit the red A to get to the Menu Browser.had no response (the Menu Browser seems to be a little slow) and then hit it again only to find myself out of the AutoCAD program all together! Ugh! That drives me crazy! Anyone else out there have the same problem?Īlright.on to something a little more positive.Īn AutoCAD Hip Tip on Exploding Blocks with Attributes Did you know that if you hit the big red "A" in the upper corner of AutoCAD twice it assumes you want to shut down AutoCAD? The bug is fixed now, so if you were one of the ones who couldn't get in - please give it another try! Over 1000 people signed up yesterday - which is a staggering statistic! It looks like it is going to be a great year for AU.Īnd now an AutoCAD pet peeve. First up - I hope that those of you who intend on going to Autodesk University took advantage of Priority Registration and signed up yesterday! Apparently a bug caused my class to be full from the very beginning which makes me a little sad since many tried to get in but couldn't.
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