Change

Changes the properties of entities, through the command bar.

Accessing the Command

command bar: change

alias: -ch

: change

Prompts you in the command bar:

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

Entities in set: xx

Select entities to change: (Press Enter to end entity selection.)

Change point [Entities/Properties]: (Enter an option, or specify a new endpoint.)

When you enter 'P' at the prompt:

Property to change [Color/Elevation/LAyer/LType/ltScale/LWeight/Thickness/TRansparency/Material/Annotative]: (Enter an option.)

Command Options

Option	Description
Select entities to change	Choose one or more entities in the drawing.
Entities	Specifies change options for rays and infinite lines: Point change for Rays and Infinite Lines affects [Angles/Points/None] <No change> - enter an option: Angles - changes the angle. Points - changes the location of the points defining the rays and infinite lines. None - leaves entities unchanged.
Properties
Color	Changes the color of the entity; prompts you: New color - enter the name or number of a color.. See Color command.
Elevation	Changes the elevation (z coordinate); prompts you: New elevation - enter a positive or negative number. See Elev command.
LAyer	Changes the layer; layer name must exist in the drawing: New layer - enter name of a layer. See Layer command.
LType	Changes the linetype; linetype must be loaded into the drawing: New linetype - enter the name of a linetype. See Linetype command.
ltScale	Changes the linetype scale; prompts you: New linetype scale - enter a number. See LtScale sytem variable.
LWeight	Changes the lineweight; prompts you: Enter new lineweight - enter a lineweight unit. See LWeight command.
Thickness	Changes the thickness; prompts you: New thickness - enter a positive or negative number. See Elev command.
Transparency	Changes the transparency; prompts you: New transparency <ByLayer> - enter a value between 0 and 90
Material	Applies a material; prompts you: New material <ByLayer> - enter the name of a material.
Annotative	Sets the Annotative property; prompts you: Make Annotative?[Yes/No] <No> - enter Yes or No.

Change Point	Changes the size of the entity (has no effect on polylines): Lines - moves an endpoint. Arcs - changes the length. Circles - changes the diameter. Text - changes the position. Blocks - changes the position

Procedures

To change text entities

To relocate blocks

Related Commands

ChProp - changes the properties of entities in the command bar.

LayCur - moves the selected entities to the current layer.

Properties - changes the properties and sizes of entities in a palette.