Using the attached DXF as a trivial example, how could I select the inner circle and delete it?

There are too many nodes to select individually. And not enough room for a bounding box. I thought selecting all adjacent nodes might be the answer but, sadly, no.

What I really want to achieve are two paths: inner and outer.

Is that possible?

Thanks.

They are objects, not merely nodes. I might do something like this:

You can also hold the shift key to select more.

Thanks for the prompt reply.

I think I may have confused you with the trivial example. But my total requirement is "What I really want to achieve are two paths: inner and outer." In the general case, as many paths as there are 'shapes' in the original drawing.

My Mickey Mouse approach at the moment is, using Inkscape:

1. Open the dxf and export as png

2. Open the png and Trace Bitmap

It works but I imagined that there has to be a smarter way.

For me this worked:

Select all paths (Ctrl + A)

Combine all (Ctrl + K)

Go to node - mode and select all nodes (Ctrl + A)

Then select the join nodes button (button number 4 on the second row)

And then break apart (Ctrl + Shift + K).

Now you can select the inner circle

I'm new here, my posts are being moderated. so I'm a bit out of step.

@EllenWasbo

That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

But the EllenWasbo solution doesn't work for the attached example.

Again the aim is to select either the inner or outer shape.

Any more ideas, please?

Works here in new and old versions. 

Please describe what happens at each step of Ellen's process.

Thanks for the prompt reply.

And it works here when I read the instructions properly!

In "Go to node - mode and select all nodes (Ctrl + A)" I'd forgotten the "select all nodes" bit. But the trivial example in my first post seems to work without that crucial step.

Sorry.