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Working with objects | 219
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Click Object Transformations Position.
The Transformations docker appears.
3 Use one of the following methods:
• Horizontal and vertical — type the horizontal and vertical values to move the object
• Length and angle — type the distance and angle to move the object
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Set distance interactively — click the Set position interactively button , and drag the pointer in the drawing window to specify
the distance and angle to move the object
• Gap and direction — enable the second option in the docker, type a value for the gap, and choose the direction to move the object.
This option moves the object in the selected direction at a distance equal to the height or width of its bounding box plus the specified
gap.
If you want to leave the original object unchanged and apply the transformation to copies that are created, type a number in the Copies
box.
4 Click Apply.
By default, the point of origin (0,0) is at the lower-left corner of the drawing page. When you enable the Relative position check
box in the Transformations docker, the position of the center anchor point of the object, and not the point of origin of the drawing
page, is identified as 0,0 in the H and V boxes. When you specify a different position in the H and V boxes, the values represent a
change from the current position as measured from the center anchor point of the object.
You can also move a selected object by dragging it to another position in the drawing.
You can set a precise location for the object by clicking the Geometric properties button on the property bar and typing values
in the Property manager docker.
You can use snapping to move an object with precision. For more information, see “Working with precision ” on page 97.
To move an object while drawing
1 Start drawing an object.
2 Hold down the right mouse button without releasing the left mouse button, and drag the unfinished object to its new position.
3 Release the right mouse button, and continue drawing.
Moving an object while drawing
To nudge an object
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