Part 4
Module 20: Moving and Copying
Learning Outcomes
When you have completed this module, you will be able to:
- Describe how to move and copy objects in the current drawing and from one drawing to another.
- Apply the MOVE, COPY, COPYCLIP, PASTECLIP, and COPYBASE commands to move and copy objects in the current drawing plus copy objects from one drawing to another.
- Apply the FILETAB and FILETABCLOSE commands to enable the display of the open drawing file tabs above the Graphic window.
- Describe how to construct a tangent arc that has one end tangent to a line and other end going through a point.
- Fill out titleblocks in Paper space using the AutoCAD 2D book Standards.
Moving and Copying Objects
One of the real benefits of using a CAD program is increasing your design and drawing productivity. In AutoCAD, objects only have to be drawn once and then they can be used over and over again even if they are in a different drawing or at a different size or orientation. If an object has to be drawn that is similar to one that was previously drawn, simply copy it and change it. Using these principles in the your day-to-day work will noticeably increase your productivity.
AutoCAD Command: MOVE
The MOVE command is used to move drawing objects from one location to another on the current drawing.
Shortcut: M
AutoCAD Command: COPY
The COPY command is used to copy existing drawing objects in the current drawing.
Shortcut: CO
AutoCAD Command: COPYCLIP
The COPYCLIP command is used to copy drawing objects from the current drawing onto the clipboard.
Shortcut: CTRL+C
AutoCAD Command: PASTECLIP
The PASTECLIP command is used to paste drawing objects from the clipboard into the current drawing.
Shortcut: CTRL+V
AutoCAD Command: COPYBASE
The COPYBASE command is used to copy drawing objects in the current drawing onto the clipboard with a known basepoint.
Shortcut: CTRL+SHIFT+C
WORKALONG: Moving and Copying Objects
Step 1
Start a new drawing using the template: 2D Layout English.
Step 2
Save and name the drawing: AutoCAD 2D Workalong 20-1.
Step 3
On layer: Object, draw the rectangle shown in the figure. (Figure Step 3)
Step 4
On layer: Object, draw a circle and the inscribed hexagon as shown in the figure. Draw it anywhere outside of the rectangle. (Figure Step 4A and 4B)
Step 5 IMPORTANT STEP
Unless otherwise instructed, when starting each lab exercise, while working on workalongs and lab exercises in the AutoCAD 2D book, ensure that all items on the Status bar are disabled. (Figure Step 5)
Step 6
Enter the MOVE command, as shown below, to move the circle and hexagon inside the rectangle to the absolute coordinates X3.5,Y11. (Figure Step 6A, 6B, and 6C)
Command: MOVE
Select objects:
Specify opposite corner:
(Selecting the object using a window.)
Select objects:
(Press Enter)
Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>: (cen)
(Snap to the center of the circle.)
Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: 3.5,11
Command:
Step 7
Using the OFF