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398 | Chapter 17 Change Existing Objects
To scale an object by reference
1 From the Modify menu, choose Scale.
2 Select the object to scale.
3 Select the base point.
4 Enter r (Reference).
5 Select the first and second reference points, or enter a value for the
reference length.
Modify toolbar
Command line
SCALE
To change the length of an object by dragging
1 On the Modify menu, click Lengthen.
2 Enter dy (Dynamic Dragging mode).
3 Select the object you want to lengthen.
4 Drag the endpoint closest to the point of selection, and specify a new
endpoint.
The selected object is lengthened or shortened without changing its
location or orientation.
Command line
LENGTHEN
Create Fillets, Chamfers, or Breaks in Objects
You can change objects to meet in rounded or flattened corners. You can also
create gaps in objects.
Create Fillets
Filleting connects two objects with a smoothly fitted arc of a specified radius.
An inside corner is called a fillet and an outside corner is called a round; you
can create both using
FILLET in AutoCAD.
lines selected result