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: Changing Part of an Object's Shape ■ 427
3.
To stretch the large rectangle and move the
small rectangle using the Stretch command:
■ Begin the Stretch command.
■ Begin an implied crossing window first
at point (1) then at point (2). Be sure the
smaller rectangle is completely inside the
selection window.
■ Press ENTER to complete the selection.
■ Click a basepoint near the object as
indicated below.
■ Drag the cursor to the left.
■ Enter 2 and press ENTER.
Notice that the small rectangle was completely
within the selection window so all endpoints
or vertex points were moved.
4.
To stretch an object using grips:
■ With the Command line blank, select a
rectangle.
■ Hold down the SHIFT key and click two
endpoints as indicated below.
■ Release the SHIFT key and click one of
those points again.
■ Drag the cursor to the left and click on the
Midpoint of that line.