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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
- Work with the User Coordinate System (UCS)
- Enter Coordinates to Specify Points
- 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
- Create Objects
- Select and Modify Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify 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 Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Overview of Annotations
- Scale Annotations
- Overview of Scaling Annotations
- Set Annotation Scale
- Create Annotative Objects
- Display Annotative Objects
- Add and Modify Scale Representations
- Set Orientation for 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
- Work with Annotations
- 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
- Publish Drawings
- 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
one grip, press and hold the Shift key, and then select the appropriate
grips.
Grips on text, block references, midpoints of lines, centers of circles, and
point objects move the object rather than stretching it.
When a 2D object lies on a plane other than the current UCS, the object
is stretched on the plane on which it was created, not on the plane of the
current UCS.
If you select a quadrant grip to stretch a circle or ellipse and then specify
a distance at the Command prompt for the new radius—rather than moving
the grip—this distance is measured from the center of the circle, not the
selected grip.
Limit the Display of Grips to Improve Performance
You can limit the maximum number of objects that display grips. For example,
when a drawing contains hatch objects or polylines with many grips, selecting
these objects can take a long time. The GRIPOBJLIMIT system variable
suppresses the display of grips when the initial selection set includes more
than the specified number of objects. If you add objects to the current selection
set, the limit does not apply.
See also:
Choose a Method to Modify Objects (page 234)
Modify Polylines (page 279)
Modify Hatches and Fills (page 575)
Use Dynamic Input (page 163)
Use 3D Subobject Grips (page 455)
Use Grips to Modify Leaders (page 597)
Modify Dimension Geometry (page 665)
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.
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