AutoCAD Quick Select Command

by Jeff Weber
(Vincennes, Indiana USA)

QSELECT is an AutoCAD command that I started using a few versions back.

It is a command that lets you filter specific items out of the whole drawing or an already selected set of objects.

If you enter QSELECT on the command line a dialog box comes up.

The first thing you need to do is specify if you want to apply the parameters to a selection set or the whole drawing.

Next you need to specify an object type (circles, splines, polylines...etc)

Then further define what you are looking for by selecting a specific property (color, lineweight, diameter...etc)

Next you need to tell it if you want all these items selected or removed by selecting an operator and a value depending on your object type and properties.

So, if I want to select every green circle within a drawing I would set it as follows:

APPLY TO: Entire Drawing
OBJECT: Circle
PROPERTIES: Color
OPERATOR: Equals
VALUE: Green


This command has a lot of options and is very powerful. I use it often.