I think the 2D Select tool, which is a great tool already since it selects and moves/copies with the same mouse click, would be even better if it could momentarily suppress the selection part.
After you've got a bunch of things selected, it would be nice to be able to hold down the Alt key and click on any point to start the drag, not just on one of the selected objects.
Holding down that key would momentarily lock the selection set, preventing any further selection or de-selection, and forcing the Select tool into a drag-only mode as long as the key is held down.
It would prevent accidentally de-selecting everything if you happen to click on a spot where something overlies one of the selected objects. That's always annoying.
It would also allow MOVING AND COPYING BY REMOTE REFERENCE POINTS, the most-requested Autocad feature over the years. But it would be much better than Autocad, of course, since you wouldn't have to issue a command or change out of the Select tool.
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I think the 2D Select tool, which is a great tool already since it selects and moves/copies with the same mouse click, would be even better if it could momentarily suppress the selection part.
After you've got a bunch of things selected, it would be nice to be able to hold down the Alt key and click on any point to start the drag, not just on one of the selected objects.
Holding down that key would momentarily lock the selection set, preventing any further selection or de-selection, and forcing the Select tool into a drag-only mode as long as the key is held down.
It would prevent accidentally de-selecting everything if you happen to click on a spot where something overlies one of the selected objects. That's always annoying.
It would also allow MOVING AND COPYING BY REMOTE REFERENCE POINTS, the most-requested Autocad feature over the years. But it would be much better than Autocad, of course, since you wouldn't have to issue a command or change out of the Select tool.
[ 03-08-2006, 08:19 AM: Message edited by: jan15 ]
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