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 ■ 431
7.
To use stretch with a crossing selection:
■ Right-click anywhere in the drawing.
■ Click Repeat Stretch.
■ Enter C. Press ENTER for a crossing window.
■ Click near point (1) and then point (2) to
define the crossing window. Press ENTER.
8.
To slide an interior wall 1500 units to the right:
■ Click a point below the floor plan, and then
drag to the right at 0 degrees.
■ Enter 1500. Press ENTER.
Notice how the window object moved with the
stretch operation. This occurred because any
geometry that is fully enclosed by the stretch
window is moved rather than stretched.
9.
To select a window to move within a wall:
■ Start Stretch.
■ Click near point (1) and then point (2) to
define the crossing window.
■ Press ENTER.
10.
To complete the move:
■ Click a point to the right of the window,
and then drag to the right at 0 degrees.
■ Enter 1000. Press ENTER.
Notice how the window object moved with the
stretch operation and the dimension updated
to reflect the new window location.