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how to turn off the lasso and use the rectangle?

tom_lahey
tom_lahey ✭✭
in Community Support
sometimes a get the rectangle, then it will switch to lasso, how to control it while deleting

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  • tom_lahey
    tom_lahey ✭✭
    Answer ✓
    I will try tonight, Thanks...right now it seems like all I can get is that mouse trace. it seems very elusive to get the rectangle every time. Maybe I need to slow down and let the server update me

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  • martin_kopplow
    martin_kopplow PRO
    edited August 2024
    AFAIK there is no lasso select in OS. The selection rectangle works in a touch or surround mode depending on you drawing it from left to right or right to left, though.
  • tom_lahey
    tom_lahey ✭✭
    here is the lasso  and the rectangle from the snip command ,  I have not yet figured out how to turn off the lasso, it seems to have a mind of its own
  • S1mon
    S1mon PRO
    @tom_lahey

    That's not a lasso. It doesn't select things. That's a trace of where your mouse has been. It will trim bits of sketches which it crosses.

    Simon Gatrall | Product Development, Engineering, Design, Onshape | Ex- IDEO, PCH, Unagi, Carbon | LinkedIn

  • tom_lahey
    tom_lahey ✭✭
    interesting, but useless to me,, how to I get it to reliably give me the rectangle?
  • S1mon
    S1mon PRO
    In the Sketcher, if you hit the Trim tool and want to get back to selection, hit Escape (or you can click on the Trim tool a second time).

    Simon Gatrall | Product Development, Engineering, Design, Onshape | Ex- IDEO, PCH, Unagi, Carbon | LinkedIn

  • tom_lahey
    tom_lahey ✭✭
    Answer ✓
    I will try tonight, Thanks...right now it seems like all I can get is that mouse trace. it seems very elusive to get the rectangle every time. Maybe I need to slow down and let the server update me
  • S1mon
    S1mon PRO
    Perhaps there's something in your set up where you're accidentally hitting the M key which is the shortcut for Trim.

    Simon Gatrall | Product Development, Engineering, Design, Onshape | Ex- IDEO, PCH, Unagi, Carbon | LinkedIn

  • tom_lahey
    tom_lahey ✭✭
    I doubt it, I am pretty mouse centric, I only use the escape key...still a newbie

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