Use overkill to remove stacked objects

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Use overkill to remove stacked objects

Let's say you have a drawing with lots of duplicate or overlapping lines, arcs, and polylines. The OVERKILL command can help remove these objects based on properties.
  1. Click Home tab > Modify panel (expanded) > Delete Duplicate Objects. 
  2. Select the stacked objects you want to remove.
    Using Overkill, you typically would use a crossing selection window to select several objects at once.
  3. In the Delete Duplicate Objects dialog box, you can further refine the objects you want to remove.
  4. When you're done, click OK.
Selection cycling is a handy feature that makes it easy to cycle through several stacked objects and select the one you want to modify. I use selection cycling and Overkill on dense, complex drawings with a lot of geometry to check for overlapping objects.
Article ID: 165, , Modified: 8/18/2020 at 8:53 AM

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