Function Entry: NENTSEL

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Function Entry: NENTSEL

Name

nentsel

Class

Host Function

Syntax

(nentsel [msg])

Arguments and Values

msg: optional prompt string

Description

Prompts the user to select a non-main or nested subentity and returns selection information.

Return Values

List or nil.

Autodesk documents:

for non-complex objects, the same information as entsel
for a 3D polyline selection, a list containing the selected vertex name and the pick point
for nested block selections, additional context information including a transformation matrix and containing block names

Side Effects

prompts the user
consumes interactive input

Compatibility

Nested-selection semantics are host-specific and more complex than entsel.

Availability

AutoCAD 2026: documented (per Autodesk reference page).
BricsCAD V26: presumed compatible (no contradicting page found).
Status: AutoCAD documented; BricsCAD presumed-both pending Phase 4 verification.

Source Notes

[nentsel (AutoLISP)](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2024/CHS/AutoCAD-LT-AutoLISP-Reference/files/GUID-A7AC0917-66CE-4BAA-BBAF-D49F8ADB26B1.htm)
[About Accessing an Object's Entity Name (AutoLISP)](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2024/PLK/AutoCAD-AutoLISP/files/GUID-3EEA3D4B-36B6-4E3B-B9E8-62B6265FA68C.htm)

Notes

Autodesk documents that nentsel ignores the current object-snap mode unless the user explicitly requests it.
Autodesk documents that nentsel honors keywords established by initget.
Autodesk documents that for 3D polylines, the returned subentity is the starting vertex of the picked segment, never the SEQEND subentity.