Select by Area

This command builds a selection set using inclusion and/or exclusion closed polylines. Entities within the inclusion polylines are selected and entities within the exclusion polylines are not selected. With the Window selection method, the entity must be entirely inside the inclusion area and entirely outside the exclusion area to be included in the selection set. With the Crossing selection method, an entity is added to the selection set if any part of the entity is inside the inclusion area.

Prompts

Select the Inclusion perimeter polylines or ENTER for none:
Select objects: pick the closed polyline
Select objects: press Enter
Select the Exclusion perimeter polylines or ENTER for none.
Select objects: press Enter
Type of selection (Window/<Crossing>)? press Enter
Select objects to build selection set.
Select objects: All These selected objects are checked with the inclusion/exclusion polylines.
Select objects: press Enter
Built selection set with 43 objects.
Command: Erase
Select objects: P To use previous selection set created by Select by Area.
43 found
Select objects: press Enter

Pulldown Menu Location: Edit > Selection Sets
Keyboard Command: ssgetarea
Prerequisite: Closed perimeter polylines