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Stretch with Grips
You can stretch an object by moving selected grips to new locations. Grips
on text, block references, midpoints of lines, centers of circles, and point
objects move the object rather than stretching it. This is an excellent method
for moving block references and adjusting dimensions.
Move with Grips
You can move objects by the grip selected. Selected objects are highlighted
and are moved the direction and distance of the next point location you
specify.
Rotate with Grips
You can rotate selected objects around a base point by dragging and specify-
ing a point location. Alternatively, you can enter an angle value. This is an
excellent method for rotating block references.
Scale with Grips
You can scale selected objects relative to a base point. Increase the size of an
object by dragging outward from the base grip and specifying a point loca-
tion, or decrease the size by dragging inward. Alternatively, you can enter a
value for relative scaling.
Mirror with Grips
You can mirror selected objects across a temporary mirror line. Turning
Ortho on helps you specify a vertical or horizontal mirror line.
To turn on grips
1 From the Tools menu, choose Options.
2 In the Options dialog box, Selection tab, select Enable Grips.
3 Choose OK.
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To set the color of the unselected grip beneath the cursor
1 On the Tools menu, click Options.
2 In the Options dialog box, Selection Tab, click the arrow under Hover Grip
Color.
3 Select a color, or click Select Color to display the Select Color dialog box.