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3. Modify Commands in AutoCAD

Modify toolbar used to access AutoCAD draw commands can also use modify pull down
menu or type the command in command line. After you have created some objects in AutoCAD,
objects that make up a technical drawing, such as lines or circle or a combination of both, they are
sometimes just not the way you would like them, they may needed to be rotated, moved, copied,
scaled larger or smaller, etc., to do these things you needed to have a good basic understanding of
some of the AutoCAD editing commands.

3.1. Erase
This command use to delete objects. Access the command from:
1. Menu bar: Modify  Erase
2. Command line: Erase or E

3. Draw bar:

When use the command, the program require about objects needs to delete by display
message:
Command: Erase
Select Objects:
The indicator change to small square, selected objects by three ways:
1. Pick the objects. This default option is used for selecting one object at a time.
2. Crossing window. All objects within and crossing through a crossing window are elected.
(Drag to the left to form a crossing window).
3. Window. Only objects completely within the window are selected. not objects that cross
through or outside the window.(ragging to the right creates a window instead).
)Remark: Oops command lets to undo the last erase you are doing).

3.2. Move
This command use to move objects to new locations. Access the command by:

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1. Menu bar: Modify Move

2. Command line: Move or M
3. Draw bar:
When use move command, the program require the following:
Command: Move
Select Objects:
Specify base point or displacement:
Specify second point of displacement:

3.3. Copy
The copy command copy single object or group of objects. Access the command by:
1. Menu bar: Modify  copy
2. Command line: copy or co or cp
3. Draw bar:
When use copy the program require the following:
Command: Copy
Select Objects:
Specify base point or displacement or [Multiple]:
Specify second point of displacement:

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3.4. Offset
This command use to draw object parallel to selected object by determine distance. Access the
command by:
1. Menu bar: Modify  offset
2. Command line: O

3. Draw bar:
When use offset command the program require parallel distance.
Command: Offset
Specify offset distance or [through]:
Select object to offset or <exit>:
Specify point on side to offset:

3.5. Mirror
This command use to do mirror to object. i.e (draw the half of the object then copy the object
to create the another half) access the command by following ways:
1. Menu bar: Modify  Mirror
2. Command line: Mi

3. Draw bar:
The program require the following:
Command: Mirror
Select objects:
Specify first point of mirror line:
Specify second point of mirror line:
Delete source object?[yes/no]:

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Example 1. Draw the left half of the figure then mirror the objects to create the right half.

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Example 2. Draw the left half of the figure then mirror the objects to create the right half.

3.6. Trim
This command allows to trim (shorten) the end of an object back to the intersection of anther
object. The middle section of an object can also be trimmed between two intersecting objects.
Access the command by:
1. Menu bar: Modify  trim
2. Command line: trim or tr

3. Draw bar :

Command: Trim
Current settings: Projection= UCS=None
Select cutting edges:
Select object to trim or [Project / Edge / Undo]:

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3.7. Extend
Extend command use to length object to meet another object. The objects can be extended
include arc, ellipse, lines, Mlines, rays. Access the command by:
1. Menu bar:Modify  Extend
2. Command line: Extend or Ex

3. Draw bar:
Current settings: Projection= UCS=, Edge=None
Select boundary edges
Select object to extend or [Project / Edge / Undo]:

Draw the following figure using trim and extend commands.

3.8. Break
This command use to break object. Access the command from following:
1. Menu bar: Modify  Break

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2. Command line: Break or Br

3. Draw bar:

When use the command, the program require the following:

Select Object:
Specify second break point or [First Point]: f
Specify First break point:
Specify second break point:

3.9. Rotate
This command use to rotate sleeted objects around point by determining angle. Access the
command by:
1. Menu bar: Modify  Rotate
2. Command bar: Rotate or RO

3. Draw bar:

When use the command, the program require the following:

Select objects:
Specify base point:
Specify rotation angle or [Reference]:

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3.10. Scale
This command use to zoom in or zoom out the drawing in draw board .access the command
by:
1. Menu bar:Modify  Scale
2. Command line:Scale or Sc

3. Draw bar

Select objects:
Specify base point:
Specify scale factor or [Reference]:

Example If you type .5, the dash lines are halved. If you type 4, the length of the dashes are made
four times longer.

3.11. Lengthen
From this command can know length of selected line, and do changes to line length, access
the command by:
1. Menu bar:Modify  Lengthen

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2. Command line:Len

3. Draw bar

The following message appear:

Select an object or [Delta / Percent / Total / Dynamic]:
Options:
DElta: in this option determine increment or decrement in length, then click the object, the object is
lengthen in determined value.
Percent: in this option determine length percentage to original length .for example:
110 mean increment 10%, 90 mean decrement 10 %.
Total: determine all length value to object.
DYnamic: in this option using mouse to increment or decrement object to new location.

3.12. Stretch
This command stretch selected object from selected side. Can access the command from:
1. Menu bar:Modify  Stretch
2. Command line: S

3. Draw bar
The following message appear:
Select objects to stretch by crossing window or crossing polygon:.
Specify base point or displacement:
Specify second point of displacement:

3.13. Fillet
This command used to change two object meeting to meeting by circular arc. can access the
command from:

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1. Menu bar:Modify  Fillet

2. Command line: Fillet
3. Draw bar

Options:
Select first object: this option require select first object.
Poly line: this option used when the base object is pl and wants circular all angels by this option.
Radius: this option used to determine radius of fillet.
Trim: to distinguish between trim original lines or no trim.

3.14. Chamfer
This command used to change two object meeting to meeting by line. Can access the command
from:
1. Menu bar:Modify  chamfer
2. Command line: Chamfer
3. Draw bar :

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