1. PLEASE USE THE ENTER KEY OR RIGHT CLICK ON THE MOUSE TO ADVANCE

2. HOW TO USE THE WINDOW SELECTION OPTIONS and GRIPS

3. READ LESSON #14 THE WINDOW SELECTION OPTIONS and GRIPS Prior to this Presentation.

4. THE WINDOW SELECTION OPTIONSThe Window Selection Options are useful whenperforming tasks such as copy, move and erase.The window helps select groups of entities at the sametime rather then individually.This helps to increase speed and productivity.

5. THE WINDOW SELECTION OPTIONSLets examine each of the Window Selection Options.

6. THE WINDOW SELECTION OPTIONSWe will continue to use our sample drawing asa demo.

7. Set the current Layer to 0 Turn off Dimensions and Hatch layers. Set current by double clicking layer 0

8. Proceed to turn off DMENSIONS, HATCH BLUE, HATCH WHITE layers by selecting the light bulb for each.

10. LAYER 0 is now set to current and the dimensions and hatch layers are turned off.

11. Dragging the cursor from left to right in a down-ward direction will display the Crossing Window Selection Box.

12. Dragging the cursor from right to left in a up-ward direction will display the Window Selection Box.

13. Lets drag the cursor over the entities at right and see what happens.

16. Notice how the GRIPS for both the circle and square have appeared

17. Lets select the shapes using a Window Option

20. Notice how the GRIPS for both the circle and square have appeared

21. As you can see the objects grips appeared using either selection option.

22. Lets add additional entities to the drawing as we demonstrate the use of selection windows in different situations.

23. Study the following slides as they illustrate the Window Selection Option

24. WINDOW OPTION

30. RED CIRCLE NOT WITHIN SELECTION BOX

31. WINDOW OPTION

32. Study the following slides as they are illustrate the Crossing Window Selection Option

33. CROSSING WINDOW OPTION

37. ERASING BY USE OF WINDOW OPTIONS Study the following illustrations carefully.

38. SELECT ERASE

39. DRAG TO POSITION WINDOW

40. ENTITIES WITHIN THE BLUE BOX SELECTED.

41. ENTITIES WITHIN THE BLUE BOX ERASED.

42. DRAG WINDOW

43. OBJECTS SELECTED

44. OBJECTS ERASED

46. CROSSING WINDOW DRAGGED

47. OBJECTS HIGH-LIGHTED

48. OBJECTS ERASED

49. UNDERSTANDING GRIPS Study the following illustrations carefully.

50. GRIPSSEE ALSO Lesson #14Window Selection Options and GripsThe blue squares which appear on all entities are calledGrips.Grips are precise points located along each entity.Generally, Grips are a quick way to edit entities.

51. Drawing illustrates all of the grips associated with the entities.

52. Notice the grips for a line, circle and rectangle.

53. By selecting the grip on the yellow circle its size may be altered.

54. Dragging the cursor will make the circle larger or smaller

55. Circle made larger.

56. By selecting any grip you can drag its present location to another changing its size and place on the drawing.

57. NOTICE THE RUBBER BAND EFFECT

58. MOVING OBJECTS BY WINDOWS Study the following illustrations carefully.

59. THE FOLLOWING WILL ILLUSTREAE USING A CROSSING WINDOW TO SELECT ENTITIES TO MOVE.

60. SELECT COMMAND

61. Establish CROSSING WINDOW

62. OBJECTS SELECTED

63. Determine Base Point

65. Drag to new location.

66. Objects in new location.

67. PLESE REVIEW THIS PRESENTATION FRENQUENTLY AND APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED IN CLASS