Manipulating Entities by Dragging

Home > 09 Editing and Manipulation > Manipulating Entities by Dragging

$image\SHORTCUT.gif$ Back to the Main Topic

Manipulating Entities by Dragging

Move or copy an entities to new locations.

Since ARC+ is quite long on the market, several commands have evolved into more smart ones and elder ones are getting obsolete. To help you pick the best choice please find this table below:

command		SELECTION		options/remarks
	drag	check	visible
\move	yes	yes	yes	Only on selection - new first point
\move1	yes	yes	yes	Single or selection - mirror/rotate/scale only on single entity
\mdrag	yes	no	no	Single or multiple indicated entities -mirror/rotate/scale possible on non valid enities. Advise no longer use this command, and use \move1 instead
\movem	no	yes	yes	Move from point to point - move to origin
\moveto	no	yes	yes	Move selection to new Z-value - or to Z = 0.
\moveinc	no	yes	yes	Move selection in steps by increment. Options to choose seperate axes.

\copy	yes	yes	yes	Only on selection - new first point
\copy1	yes	yes	yes	Single or selection - mirror/rotate/scale only on single entity
\cdrag	yes	no	no	Single or multiple indicated entities -mirror/rotate/scale possible on non valid enities. Advise no longer use this command, and use \move1 instead
\copym	no	yes	yes	Copy from point to point - number of copies.
\copyinc	no	yes	yes	Copy selection in steps by increment. Options to choose seperate axes.

\mcdrag	yes	no	no	Single or Selection/multiple indicated entities if no selection - mirror/rotate/scale possible on non valid enities. Advise no longer use this command, and use \move1 or \copy1 instead
\movecopy	no	no	no	Advise no longer use this command. Use \move or \copy instead

Always either make an indication of entityies or select them when no selection has been done.

Specify the from point (origin. According to the actual enclosing box mode the selection will be displayed (\dragmod)

Specify the to point. You can define these points on or independent of an entity. These set the displacement distance between the original selection group and the new location. Some commands will allow you to change the first point even when the selection and move or copy handling is active.

Moving Entities

The entity is moved by the displacement distance.

Copying Entities

The entity is copied by the displacement. You can continue to specify positions for further copies.

$image\ebx_1693072387.gif$ NOTE When you Manipulate entities by dragging (\mdrag or \cdrag) the Alt+5/6 - size option is not active on walls, openings and dimensions.