Erasing the Layout Lines

Erasing the Layout Lines
Next, you’ll erase the layout lines you created using the Offset command. But this time, you’ll try
selecting the lines before issuing the Erase command.
TIP If the following exercise doesn’t work as described, be sure you have the Noun/Verb selection
setting turned on. See Appendix A for details.
Follow these steps:
1. Click each internal layout line individually.
If you have problems selecting just the lines, try using a selection window to select single
lines. (Remember, a window selects only objects that are completely within the window.).
2. After all the layout lines are highlighted, enter E↵ to use the keyboard shortcut for the Erase
command, or right-click and choose Erase from the shortcut menu. Your drawing will look
like Figure 3.12.
If you right-click to use the shortcut menu in step 2, you’ll notice that you have several options
besides Erase. You can move, copy, scale, and rotate the objects you selected. These options act just
like the standard 2D Draw control panel options. Be aware that these commands act somewhat differently
from the hot-grip options described in Chapter 2.
TIP If you need more control over the selection of objects, you’ll find the Add/Remove Selection
Mode setting useful. This setting lets you deselect a set of objects within a set of objects you’ve
already selected. While in Object Selection mode, enter R↵; then, proceed to use a window or
other selection tool to remove objects from the selection set. Enter A↵ to continue to add options
to the selection set. Or, if you need to deselect only a single object, Shift+click it.



TIP When you’re preparing to erase an object that is close to other objects, you may want to select
the object first, using the Noun/Verb selection method. This way, you can carefully select objects
you want to erase before you invoke the Erase command.