Move

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic and Pro, Bricscad (Linux) Classic

Moves entities.

Accessing the Command

command bar: move

alias: m

menu bar: Modify | Move

toolbar: Modify |

: move

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select entities to move: (Choose one or more entities.)

Entities in set: 1

Select entities to move: (Choose more entities, or press Enter to continue.)

Enter base point: <Displacement> (Pick a point, enter x,y coordinates, or type D.)

Command Options

Option	Description
Select entities to move	Specifies the entities to be moved.
Enter base point	Specifies the starting point. Pick a point in the drawing, or enter x,y coordinates. Use entity snap modes to ensure accuracy. To move entities horizontally or vertically, hold down the Shift key.
Enter second point	Specifies the destination for the entities. Pick a point in the drawing, or enter x,y coordinates.
Displacement	Specifies the distance to move the entities; prompts you: Enter displacement point - pick a point.
Enter displacement point	Enter x,y,z coordinates to specify the distance in the x, y, and z direction. To move 10 units only in the x direction, enter 10,0.
ENTER to use base point as displacement	When using the base point as displacement, Bricscad measures the distance from the origin (0,0,0) to the x,y,z coordinates of the base point. Caution: this option can move entities farther than you may expect.

Related Commands

PEdit - moves the vertices of polylines.

CutClip - moves entities from the drawing to the Clipboard.