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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Modify Complex Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
Make Multiple Copies with Grips
You can create multiple copies of objects as you modify them with any of the
grip modes.
For example, by using the Copy option, you can rotate the selected objects,
leaving copies at each location you specify with the pointing device.
You can also make multiple copies by holding down Ctrl as you select the
first point. For example, with the Stretch grip mode, you can stretch an object,
such as a line, and then copy it to any point in the drawing area. Multiple
copies continue being made until you turn off grips.
NOTE When you use grips to make multiple copies of an object that contains
multiple , only the current scale representation is copied.
Define an Offset Snap or a Rotation Snap
You can place multiple copies at regularly spaced intervals with an offset snap.
The offset snap is defined by the distance between an object and the next
copy. In the lighting layout below, the first copy of the light fixture symbol
is placed at an offset of two units. All subsequent copies are then placed two
units apart.
If you hold down Ctrl while you select multiple copy points with the pointing
device, the graphics cursor snaps to an offset point based on the last two points
you selected. In the illustration below, the midpoint of line 1 is at coordinate
8,5. Based on that midpoint, line 2 was copied using the Ctrl key and Stretch
grip mode; its midpoint is at 9,5. The third line snaps to an offset based on
the coordinate values 10,5.
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