Autodesk 057A1-05A111-1001 - AutoCAD LT 2009, Getting Started Manual

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Chapter 7 Make Modifications
Try it: Edit objects using grips
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Draw several objects.
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Click several objects to select them and to display their grips.
3
Click a grip on an object and click its new location. This is the default stretch mode.
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Notice the grip behavior when object snaps are turned on.
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Notice the grip behavior when you stretch a grip onto another grip.
4
Click a grip on an object and then right-click.
5
Choose a different grip mode such as Move, Mirror, Rotate, or Scale.
6
Press ESC to exit grip editing.
Create Revision Clouds
If you review or redline drawings, you can increase your productivity by using revision clouds to
highlight your markups. You draw the revision cloud around the objects you want to emphasize,
creating a polyline in the shape of a cloud, as shown in the following illustration.
Try it: Create a revision cloud
1
Click Menu Browser
➤
Draw
➤
Revision Cloud.
2
Click anywhere in the drawing area and move your cursor to encompass an area.
3
Repeat the command and see whether the revision cloud always creates the arcs outward or if
you can trick it.