Autodesk AUTOSKETCH 8, User Manual

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Moving or Copying an Entity
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4 Enter the “from” point. This is the starting point used to calculate the
translation.
5 Enter the “to” point that defines the relative distance and direction to
move the entities.
You can move entities in your drawing or transfer them to another drawing
by cutting, copying, and pasting them using the Clipboard. When pasting,
you specify the location of the lower-left corner of the selection set. The
information in the Clipboard remains in memory until you cut or copy
again. This allows you to create multiple copies of entities by pasting addi-
tional copies at different locations.
To move entities using the Clipboard
1 Select the entity or entities to move.
2 On the Edit menu, click Cut, or click the Cut button on the Standard
toolbar. AutoSketch removes the selection set from the drawing and places
it on the Clipboard.
3 (optional) Open another drawing and click inside its window to make that
drawing window active if you want to move the entities to another
drawing.
4 On the Edit menu, click Paste, or click the Paste button on the Standard
toolbar.
5 Enter the lower-left corner of the extent for the entities on the Clipboard.
To copy entities using the Clipboard
1 Select the entity or entities to copy.
2 On the Edit menu, click Copy, or click the Copy button on the Standard
toolbar. AutoSketch places a copy of the selection set on the Clipboard.