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
198 ■ Chapter 3: Manipulating Objects
Options for the Rotate command are accessible from the shortcut menu. Right-
click anywhere in the drawing area while the Rotate command is active. Command-
specific options are always in the middle of the shortcut menu.
Procedure: Rotating Objects
The following steps provide an overview of rotating objects using the Rotate command.
1.
On the ribbon, click Home tab > Modify Panel > Rotate.
2.
Select the object(s) to rotate and press ENTER.
3.
Specify a base point for the rotation. The object will rotate around this point.
4.
Specify a rotation angle by moving the cursor or entering an angle.