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Arranging and
Patterning Objects
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Learning Objectives
this h chapter, p e r you y will w i l l b be able bl t to : After r completing co mp t g t p , y
✓ ✓ je j ec ts u ing si Relocate Re lo ca te o o bj bj i the h
MOVE O VE
c c ommand. om ma nd
✓ angular Change the a position of objects using the e
ROTATE
command.
✓ ✓ Use the Use th e
GN ALIG ALIG
command m to move and rotate objects at the same time.
✓ of objects e using the Make copies s
COPY
command. d
✓ images e of objects using the Draw mirror o
MIRROR R
command.
✓ Use the
REVERSE V
c co mmand.
✓ of objects o using array commands. s Create patterns e
This chapter explains methods for arranging and patterning existing objects using
basic editing commands. The approach to editing presented in this chapter is to access
a command, such as MOVE, and then follow the prompts to complete the operation.
Another technique, presented in Chapter 13, is to select objects fi rst using the cross- fi
hairs, then access the editing command, and finally complete the operation. fi
Moving Objects Moving Object s
MOVE
command to move objects to a different location. Access the
MOVE
command and select objects to move. At the next prompt, specify the base point from
which the objects will move. Although the position of the base point is often not crit-
ical, you may want to select a point on an object, the corner of a view, or the center of a
circle, for example. The selection moves as you move the crosshairs. Specify a second
point to complete the move. See Figure 12-1.
Displacement Option
The
Displacement
option allows you to move objects relative to the origin of the
UCS (user coordinate system), which is at coordinates
0,0,0
by default. To move using
a displacement, access the
MOVE
command and select objects to move. Then choose
the
Displacement
option instead of defi the base point. At the fining
Specify displacement
0.0000,0.0000,0.0000:
prompt, enter an absolute coordinate to move the objects from
the origin to the coordinate point. See Figure 12-2.
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