Some drawings contain many of the same blocks, which are easy to select as a set using a filter.
Use the List command to get block names.
If you are unsure what blocks are available for filtering, type list to select an area of the drawing and list the selected entities and their block names.
To select entities by block name
1 Activate an entity-modification command, or type select.
2 Choose Filter.
3 Choose Block.
4 Enter the block name of the entities you want to select.
5 If desired, add or remove more entities using a filter:
• Choose any other filter option to add more entities to the selection set.
• Choose Remove to remove entities from the selection set according to the filter you choose next.
A prompt displays the total number of entities in the selection set.
6 To complete the selection, press Enter.