User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Taking the AutoCAD Tour
- Chapter 2: Creating Basic Drawings
- Chapter 3: Manipulating Objects
- Lesson: Selecting Objects in the Drawing
- Lesson: Changing an Object's Position
- Lesson: Creating New Objects from Existing Objects
- Lesson: Changing the Angle of an Object's Position
- Lesson: Creating a Mirror Image of Existing Objects
- Lesson: Creating Object Patterns
- Lesson: Changing an Object's Size
- Challenge Exercise: Grips
- Challenge Exercise: Architectural
- Challenge Exercise: Mechanical
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 4: Drawing Organization and Inquiry Commands
- Chapter 5: Altering Objects
- Lesson: Trimming and Extending Objects to Defined Boundaries
- Lesson: Creating Parallel and Offset Geometry
- Lesson: Joining Objects
- Lesson: Breaking an Object into Two Objects
- Lesson: Applying a Radius Corner to Two Objects
- Lesson: Creating an Angled Corner Between Two Objects
- Lesson: Changing Part of an Object's Shape
- Challenge Exercise: Architectural
- Challenge Exercise: Mechanical
- Chapter Summary
Lesson: Selecting Objects in the Drawing ■ 171
Practice Exercise: Other Selection Options
In this practice exercise, you use selection options
that include Last, Previous, All, and Remove. First, you
begin by drawing several lines and circles as shown.
1.
Draw some lines and circles.
2.
Practice using the Last selection option:
■ Begin the Erase command.
■ At the Select object prompt, enter L and
press ENTER.
■ Notice that the last object drawn is
highlighted.
■ Press ENTER to execute the command.
Note that your last object drawn may be
different than the one shown above.
3.
Copy one or several objects in your drawing,
placing them randomly as shown below.
4.
Repeat the copy command and try the
Previous select object option:
■ Begin the Copy command.
■ At the Select object prompt, enter P and
press ENTER.
■ Notice the previous selection you made is
selected again.
■ Press ESC to escape the Copy command.