User`s guide

234 ■ Chapter 3: Manipulating Objects
Exercise: Scale Objects Using the Copy Option
In this exercise, you use the Copy option of the
Scale command to scale a copy of the link-arm
profile geometry and leave the source geometry
unchanged. You then rotate the original geometry
and dimensions.
The completed exercise
Completing the Exercise
To complete the exercise, follow the
steps in this book or in the onscreen
exercise. In the onscreen list of
chapters and exercises, click Chapter
3: Manipulating Objects. Click Exercise:
Scale Objects Using the Copy Option.
1. Open M_Scale-Copy.dwg.
2. On the Home tab, click Modify panel > Scale.
Window select all of the geometry and
dimensions in the drawing.
3. Press ENTER to accept the selection.
4. Select the center of the large circle as the base
point.
5. Right-click anywhere in the drawing. Click
Copy.
6. Enter 1.25 for the scale factor. Press ENTER.
7. To rotate the original objects:
■ Begin the Rotate command.
■ Enter P. Press ENTER to select the previous
selection set.
8. Press ENTER to accept the selection set.