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In AutoCAD, is there any way to sel

In AutoCAD, is there any way to sel

In AutoCAD, is there any way to sel

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In AutoCAD, is there any way to select an isolated portion of the drawing, clip it where you want, and copy only that part of the drawing that was within the clip area? This would be great for clipping details out of the plans and building sections. It's a pain to have to trim the thing out manually.

RE: In AutoCAD, is there any way to sel

Perhaps if you post a pic of an example you're thinking of... "Clipping details out" can be taken in several ways.

Most drawings I work with, the details that are on the same sheet (or model area) as floor plans or building sections have enough white space around them to select the whole detail with a window or crossing. Then I can either just delete (if I want a clean floor plan with no details), or export (wblock) if I want to use the detail or re-insert it later.

Or are you perhaps referring to removing the detail reference symbols from within the boundaries of the floor plan or section? In that case, it's easy if they are all on a dedicated layer. Just freeze that layer for a temporary deletion, or freeze all the other layers and then select all and delete for permanent removal.

Post more explanation or data or a pic if I'm getting it wrong...

Good on ya,

Goober Dave

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RE: In AutoCAD, is there any way to sel

Sounds like you should leave the original alone and simply do a viewport with whatever boundary you want.

There are other ways (xtrim) but I think viewport is the only correct way to go as if you edit the original all viewports are updated.

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