To Select Locations in the Graphics Window Using the Keyboard
If you do not want to or are not able to use the mouse, you can use the keyboard to select objects and specify locations in the graphics window.
1. Set the configuration option kbd_selection to yes.
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 Click File > Options > Configuration Editor to set a configuration option. |
2. Click
Edit >
Select >
By Keyboard. The
Select Location dialog box opens and
(crosshairs) is displayed in the Graphics window. Use
to select objects and specify locations in the graphics window. To navigate through the
Select Location dialog box press TAB or SHIFT+TAB.
| The color of the crosshairs varies. |
3. In the
Horizontal Position box, type the relative horizontal location of where you want
in the Graphics window. The crosshairs move to the specified horizontal position.
4. In the
Vertical Position box, type the relative vertical location of where you want
in the Graphics window. The crosshairs move to the specified vertical position.
5. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until
is in the position you want or select one of the position boxes and use the UP ARROW or the DOWN ARROW to change the value. The crosshairs move, changing position.
6. To change the size of the box surrounding the crosshairs, type a new value between 1 and 500 in the Selection Size box. The default value is 7. The value corresponds to the distance between the center of the crosshairs and the sides of the box.
| To change the default Selection Size value, use the configuration option pick_aperture_radius. |
7. Do one of the following:
◦ Click Select for left-click actions. All objects within the box surrounding the crosshairs are selected.
| When working in a sketch or a drawing, only the entity closest to the crosshair intersection is selected. |
◦ Click Middle for middle-click actions.
◦ Click Menu for right-click actions.