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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
Modify Objects | 417
5 Move the pointing device and click.
The rotation snap is the angle between the grip you selected and the loca-
tion you specified for the copy.
6 Hold down SHIFT and place additional copies by specifying additional
locations.
These copies are created at the same rotation snap angle as the first copy.
7 Turn off grips by pressing ENTER, SPACEBAR, or ESC.
To mirror objects and retain the originals using grips
1 Select the objects to mirror.
2 Select a base grip on an object by clicking the grip.
The selected grip is highlighted, and the default grip mode, Stretch, is
active.
3 Cycle through the grip modes by pressing
ENTER until the grip mode
Mirror appears.
Alternatively, you can right-click to display shortcut menu modes and
options.
4 Hold down
SHIFT (or enter c for Copy) to retain the original image, and
specify the second point of the mirror line.
Turning on Ortho mode is often useful when mirroring objects.
5 Turn off grips by pressing ENTER, SPACEBAR, or ESC.
Control Grips in Blocks
You can specify whether a selected block reference displays a single grip at its
insertion point or displays multiple grips associated with the objects grouped
within the block.
grips within blocks
turned off
grips within blocks
turned on
insertion
point