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AutoCAD and Its Applications—Basics
Using the First Point As Displacement
Another method for moving an object is to use the first point as the displacement. fi
The coordinates you use for the base point automatically define the coordinates for the fi
direction and the distance to move the object. Access the
MOVE
command and select
objects to move. Then specify the base point, and instead of locating the second point,
right-click or press
[Enter]
or the space bar to accept the
use first point as displacement
default. See Figure 12-3.
PROFESSIONAL S N TIP P P P R OF R O FE S SS I O NA A A L T I NA AL T TI P P P P
Use object snap modes while editing. For example, to move an object
to the center of a circle, use the
Center
object snap mode to select the
center of the circle.
Figure 12-1.
Using the
MOVE
command to relocate
objects.
Select base
point
Second point
Selected objects
highlighted
Move objects into
position and pick
second point
Figure 12-2.
Using the
Displacement
option of the
MOVE
command and the
default
0,0,0
origin
to move objects.
In this example,
the origin is the
base point and the
absolute coordinate
point
2,2
is the
displacement.
Selected objects
highlighted
2,2
0,0