{"id":16066,"date":"2026-01-27T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=16066"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:26:25","slug":"selection-preview-in-autocad-tuesday-tips-with-frank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/selection-preview-in-autocad-tuesday-tips-with-frank\/","title":{"rendered":"Stayin\u2019 Alive with Selection Preview in AutoCAD: Tuesday Tips With Frank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the 1970s, disco music became a cultural and fashion phenomenon with clubs, disco balls, and John Travolta\u2019s iconic dance moves in <em>Saturday Night Fever<\/em>. What does this have to do with AutoCAD you may ask? Well, have you ever dragged your mouse across a drawing, and the objects below it lit up like you\u2019re in a disco? Rolling over text, hatches, tables, and groups may light up like it\u2019s to a dance beat, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps you\u2019re a bit like me, and while you can appreciate the visual stimulus, you\u2019d rather just get to the point. Today, our feature is called Selection Preview, and, like many AutoCAD features, you can control how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-selection-preview-settings\">Selection Preview Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step, of course, is getting there. It starts with the Options dialog. Get there in your favorite manner \u2013 mine is to right-click anywhere in the drawing editor (with no objects selected) and select Options from the pop-up dialog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_1.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"1097\" data-lbwps-height=\"610\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_1-300x167.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_1-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of options dialog box in AutoCAD\" class=\"wp-image-16067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_1-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_1-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_1.jpg 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, in the Options dialog, click on the Select tab as shown in the image above. Finally, you\u2019ll want to focus on the Preview settings in the bottom right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you\u2019re where you need to be, let\u2019s see what some of our options are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_2.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"329\" data-lbwps-height=\"143\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_2-300x130.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" height=\"143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_2.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of preview options in AutoCAD\" class=\"wp-image-16070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_2.jpg 329w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_2-300x130.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first two are directly responsible for our rollover scenario, and one is part of the things I always change when I get an upgrade. We can immediately stop the disco lights when rolling over things with no command active. Uncheck the second entry. That alone will be a big change for you. Personally, I like to have only selection preview enabled when I have a command active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also control what kinds of objects are lit up like a disco dance floor when they are previewed. Click on the Visual Effect Settings\u2026 button, and you\u2019ll get the following dialog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_3.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"609\" data-lbwps-height=\"461\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_3-300x227.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_3.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Visual Effects Settings dialog box in AutoCAD\" class=\"wp-image-16073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_3.jpg 609w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2026\/01\/26\/Selection-Preview_3-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We want to focus our attention on the right side. This is one of the more unusual dialogs in AutoCAD, as you are selecting an object type to exclude, instead of one to include. Of course, those unchecked are included, but I think you get my meaning. By default, objects on locked layers and Xrefs are excluded from preview. If you\u2019d prefer to see them previewed, uncheck them here. Back to our scenario, this is where you can tell AutoCAD not to preview Tables, Groups, Mtext, or Hatches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, you\u2019re excluding things here, so, for example, if you never want to see Hatches preview, whether you\u2019re in a command or not, check it here. Click OK to save and exit, and do the same for the main Options dialog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-moving-forward\">Moving Forward<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my favorite non-disco bands of that era led a song with the lyrics \u201cDon\u2019t look now, but here come the 80\u2019s.\u201d Not exactly a good way to make a song timeless, but hey, at least I remember it 45 years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By that time, though, the disco age was coming to a close, culminating in a 1979 \u201cDisco Demolition Night\u201d event at a Chicago White Sox home double-header, which quickly devolved into a riot of fans burning disco records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news for you is that you can keep AutoCAD from looking like a disco dance floor and more like a streamlined, fast CAD program. It\u2019s just a matter of knowing where to go and what to adjust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you do, those polyester suits, gold chains, and slicked back hair will stay in the disco era where they belong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-tuesday-tips\">More Tuesday Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our whole\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/blogs\/autocad\/tag\/tuesday-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuesday Tips series<\/a>\u00a0for ideas on how to make AutoCAD work for you.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 1970s, disco music became a cultural and fashion phenomenon with clubs, disco balls, and John Travolta\u2019s iconic dance moves in Saturday Night Fever. What does this have to do with AutoCAD you may ask? 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