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
308 ■ Chapter 4: Drawing Organization and Inquiry Commands
Command Access
Properties Palette
Command Line: PROPERTIES
Ribbon: Home tab > Properties panel > Dialog Box Launcher
Menu: Modify > Properties; Tools > Palettes > Properties; right-click an object > Properties
Keyboard Shortcut: CTRL+1
You can also double-click on some objects to access the Properties palette.
Selecting Objects Using the Object Types List
When you have multiple object types selected, the Object Types list shows all of the objects. When
you select different types of objects, the Properties palette displays only those property types that
are common to all object types that are selected. For each object type that you select, the object type
name appears in the list. You can select an object type in the list to adjust properties for the selected
objects of that type.
For example, in the following illustration, the Object Type list is shown with two objects that are
selected, a polyline and a text object.