Handy AutoCAD-10. Pickstyle-Hatch-Group-Selection

 

AutoCAD Help gives minimum information about Pickstyle variable.

Pickstyle...controls the use of group selection and associative hatch selection.

0 No group selection or associative hatch selection
1 Group selection
2 Associative hatch selection
3 Group selection and associative hatch selection

 

This variable is pretty useful, provides more flexibility with selection.

When Pickstyle = 3, that means one pick to select a group and one pick to select Associative Hatch object WITH its boundary (no difference what picked: hatch or boundary).

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If you need to modify the group and still being able to quickly select Associative hatch objects with boundaries, set Pickstyle to 2.

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In case you need to modify (e.g. change color or linetype) of hatch or boundary and keep easy selection of groups, then change Pickstyle to 1.

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And finally when you need groups and hatches with boundaries as the separate objects, set Pickstyle to 0.

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Remember: after any modification of the group you can always restore the group as a single object by changing Pickstyle to 1 or 3. You can avoid accidental movement of Associative hatch and make selection of hatched objects faster, when Pickstyle value is 2 or 3.

 

Download Handy AutoCAD-10 LISP file at: http://www.nyacad.com/Download.htm

 

This file has the following commands: Y0, Y1,Y2 and Y3 - setting Pickstyle.

Another command GU - faster Group Create command: You need only enter the group name and select objects. There is no prompt for Group description: the routine will set description equal the name of  group. AutoCAD command prompt below shows how the command works (user's input highlighted):

 

Command: GU
7 found
Enter a group name Framing1
-group Enter a group option
[?/Order/Add/Remove/Explode/REName/Selectable/Create] <Create>: c
Enter a group name or [?]: Framing1 Enter a group description: Framing1
Select objects: 1 found
Select objects:
Command:

 

Handy AutoCAD-10 included in Acad Officer


Alex Borodulin 02/24/09

NYacad@gmail.com