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Using keyboard shortcuts

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Using keyboard shortcuts

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Each selection method we've looked at so far has required us to actively click on an object or create a window. In this lesson, we'll look at how we can select objects using a keyboard shortcut. Using these shortcuts, we can make selections without having to touch the entities. On my screen, I have an architectural example. This geometry represents a floor plan for a small hotel room. The first keyboard shortcut I'd like to look at allows us to select all the geometry in the file. For instance, maybe I'd like to change the orientation of this room. To do that, I'll launch the Rotate command. And at the Select Objects prompt, I'll type all and press Enter. And you can see that AutoCAD has selected all of the geometry in the file. I'll press Enter again now that I'm finished selecting objects. For my base point, I'll select the upper left corner of the bed, and for my rotation angle I'll type 180 and press Enter. So all allows us to select all the geometry in the file. Let's zoom in on…

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