ssget "w" where "w" is not within display

Hi All

Does anyone have any ideas on who to create a sellection set of entities that are within a window that is not within the current display.

The SSGET "_W" only works for entities within the current display.

I know you can do a zoom prior to ssgetting but there must be a better way.


Any ideas


Regards

 

The only other way that I know of is to let ssget select the entire
drawing, then step through each entity to see if it is within your window.
It would be easier and faster to zoom to the window, make the selection then
zoom previous to restore.

 

you could always use a transparent zoom while in selection mode...

 

If you know the Window points, use ssget "_c" for crossing.

Bob

 

I haven't tried this but I think it would work....
Use ssget "x" and then filter for the x & y to be between the ranges that a
window would specify. This could get pretty complicated though, as you'd
need to allow for Assoc 10 for most entities AND Assoc 11 for lines, arcs,
etc.

After some thought it seems like a zoomout/zoombackin would work best. Next
best would be stepping through the layout's block, checking the boundingbox
coordinates vs. the desired window, adding the entity to a ss if it lies
inside the window.