Monday, February 6, 2012

Array




 
Creating object patterns



Home tab > Modify panel > Array > Rectangular Array
Arranged in a grid of rows (running horizontally) and columns (running vertically)

Friday, January 6, 2012

Scale




Change object's size
Home tab > Modify panel > Scale
Select object > Specify base point
Key-in scale factor




Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Rotate





Transform angle of an Object
Home tab > Modify panel > Rotate
Specify base point
Specify rotation angle (CCW +, CW -)





Copy


Duplicate geometry
Home tab > Modify panel > Copy

Specify base point
Specify second point for the duplicate object

Monday, January 2, 2012

Move


Reposition Object
Home tab > Modify panel > Move
Basepoint: Point from the object you want to move

Reposition object to a new location


Select Options

Select Last
After "Select objects" command prompt > L
Select most recently created visible object




Fence Selection

After "Select Objects" command prompt > F
Make a series of line segments across the objects to select