Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic and Pro
Aligns one entity with another through moving, rotating, and scaling.
Accessing the Command
command bar: align
alias: al
menu bar: Modify | Align
toolbar: Modify |
: align
Prompts you in the command bar:
Select entities: (Select one or more source entities; do not select destination entities.)
Entities in set: 1
Select entities: (Press Enter to end entity selection.)
Specify first source point: (Pick a point on or near the source entity.)
Specify first destination point: (Pick the matching point on or near the destination entity.)
Specify second source point: (Pick another point on or near the source entity.)
Specify second destination point: (Pick the matching point on or near the destination entity.)
Specify third source point: (Press Enter for 2D entities; pick source and destination points for 3D alignment.)
Scale objects based on alignment points [Yes/No] <No>: (Enter Y or N.)
Command Options
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Option |
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Specifies the entities that are to be aligned; do not select destination entities; otherwise they are also move. |
To move entities, specify one pair of source and destination points to move entities:
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Option |
Description |
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Specifies the source alignment point, such as #1a in the figure above. |
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Specifies the destination alignment point, such as #1b in the figure. |
To move and rotate entities, specify a second pair of source and destination points to move and rotate entities:
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Option |
Description |
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Specifies the second source alignment point, such as #2a in the figure above. If you press Enter at this prompt, the source object moves. |
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Specifies the matching destination point, such as #2b in the figure. |
To move and rotate 3D entities, specify a third pair of source and destination points to move and rotate 3D entities.
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Option |
Description |
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Specifies the source point for 3D alignment; press Enter to move and rotate 2D entities. |
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Specifies the matching destination point. |
To scale the source entities:
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Option |
Description |
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Optionally scales the source object:
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Related Commands
Move - moves entities in 3D.
Rotate - rotates entities in 2D.
Rotate3D - rotates entities in 3D.
Scale - scales entities.
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