AutoCAD's Move and Copy Commands
by
Jos
van Doorn
October 12, 2001
When the MOVE command is invoked in AutoCAD 14 then the
following prompts are displayed:
- Select objects:
- Base point or displacement:
- Second point of displacement:
At the first prompt objects are selected. The selected
objects will be moved. Pressing the RETURN key or the right
mouse button terminates selection of objects.
At the second prompt a base point can be entered. If so then
the selected objects are moved to the point that's entered at
the third prompt.
Alternatively also a displacement can be entered at the
second prompt. The displacement is entered with an X value and
an Y value, separated by a comma.
An example of the displacement is 10,10. The selected objects
are moved 10 screen units in the X direction and 10 screen units
in the Y direction.
If a displacement is entered then the RETURN key is pressed
at the second prompt or the right mouse button is clicked.
The prompts of the COPY command are:
- Select objects:
- Base point or displacement/Multiple:
- Second point of displacement:
Again a displacement can be entered at the second prompt. The
entered displacement is the same as the displacement entered
with the MOVE command.
Using the COPY command also multiple copies can be made. To
do that M is entered at the second prompt. The following prompts
are then displayed:
- Base point:
- Second point of displacement:
A base point must be entered. It's not possible to enter a
displacement at the first prompt. At the second prompt numbers
can be entered.
The numbers indicate the displacement in the X direction and
the Y direction. But the numbers must be preceded by @.
An example is @10,10. After entering the numbers the second
prompt is repeated. And again numbers can be entered. Clicking
the right mouse button terminates the command.
AutoCAD 2000 has the same options. Different is the prompts
that are displayed. The prompts for the MOVE command are:
- Select objects:
- Specify base point or displacement:
- Specify second point of displacement or
<use first point as displacement>
If a displacement is entered at the second prompt then at the
third prompt the RETURN key is pressed or the right mouse button
is clicked.
The prompts for the COPY command are:
- Select objects:
- Specify base point or displacement, or [Multiple]:
- Specify second point of displacement or
<use first point as displacement>
What goes for AutoCAD 14 also goes for AutoCAD 2000 as far as
the COPY command is concerned. But again the prompts have
changed.
To make multiple copies of the selected objects M is entered
at the second prompt. Then the following prompts are displayed:
- Specify base point:
- Specify second point of displacement or
<use first point as displacement>
Also here a base point must be entered and numbers for the
displacement can be entered. But the numbers must be preceded by
@.
About the Author
Jos van Doorn is an AutoCAD specialist and AutoLISP
programmer.
You can contact him by email with
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acadconsult@post.com.
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