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Moving or Copying an Entity
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3 Click the new about point location.
In a selection set, the about point is located at the entity’s basepoint. In some
instances, it might be easier to perform transformations on these entity types
if their about point were in the center of the selection set. Center About Point
allows you to move the about point to the exact center of the selection set.
To center the about point of a selection set
1 Select the entity or group of entities, then right-click above the about
point.
2 On the pop-up menu, click Center About Point.
If you have moved the about point of a selection set and need to return it to
the default location, use Entity About Point. This moves the about point to
the basepoint of any entity. If the selection set contains multiple entities, the
about point is placed in the center of the selection set.
To return the about point to its default location
1 Select the entity, then right-click above the about point.
2 On the pop-up menu, click Entity About Point.
Moving or Copying an Entity
You can move or copy one or more selected entities from their present loca-
tion to a new location, or even to another open drawing file, without chang-
ing their orientation or size. When moving or copying entities between two
drawing files, be sure to have both drawings displayed. For more informa-
tion, see “Arranging Drawing Windows” on page 97. AutoSketch allows you
to move entities by:
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Dragging the selection set with the mouse.
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Dragging the selection set with the mouse, right-clicking, and clicking a
choice on a pop-up menu.
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Entering a “from” point and a “to” point by clicking Transform, Translate
on the Edit menu.