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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Find the Information You Need
- Part 1 - The User Interface
- Part 2 - Start, Organize, and Save a Drawing
- Part 3 - Control the Drawing Views
- Part 4 - Create and Modify Objects
- Chapter 14 - Control the Properties of Objects
- Chapter 15 - Use Precision Tools
- Chapter 16 - Draw Geometric Objects
- Chapter 17 - Change Existing Objects
- Part 5 - Hatches, Notes, and Dimensions
- Chapter 18 - Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Chapter 19 - Notes and Labels
- Chapter 20 - Dimensions and Tolerances
- Part 6 - Create Layouts and Plot Drawings
- Chapter 21 - Create Layouts
- Chapter 22 - Plot Drawings
- Part 7 - Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
- Chapter 23 - Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)
- Chapter 24 - Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Chapter 25 - Work with Data in Other Formats
- Chapter 26 - Access External Databases
- Overview of Using AutoCAD with External Databases
- Access a Database from Within AutoCAD
- Link Database Records to Graphical Objects
- Use Labels to Display Database Information in the Drawing
- Use Queries to Filter Database Information
- Share Link and Label Templates and Queries with Other Users
- Work with Links in Files from Earlier Releases
- Part 8 - Work with Other People and Organizations
- Chapter 27 - Protect and Sign Drawings
- Chapter 28 - Use the Internet to Share Drawings
- Chapter 29 - Insert and View Markups
- Chapter 30 - Publish Drawing Sets
- Part 9 - Create Realistic Images and Graphics
- Glossary
- Index
410 | Chapter 17 Change Existing Objects
To use grips, select a grip to act as the base point for the action. Then select
one of the grip modes. You can cycle through these modes by pressing
ENTER
or
SPACEBAR. You also can use shortcut keys or right-click to see all of the
modes and options.
You can use multiple grips as the base grips to keep the shape of the object
intact between the selected grips. Hold down SHIFT as you select the grips.
For quadrant grips on circles and ellipses, distance is measured from the
center point, not the selected grip. For example, in Stretch mode, you can
select a quadrant grip to stretch a circle and then specify a distance on the
command line for the new radius. The distance is measured from the center
of the circle, not the selected quadrant. If you select the center point to
stretch the circle, the circle moves.
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.
You can limit the display of grips on selected objects. 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. For example, if GRIPOBJLIMIT
is set to 20, you can select 15 objects and then add 25 objects to the selection
and all objects display grips.
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