Move

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

Enter second point <Use base point as displacement>: (Pick another point, or press Enter.)

 

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 displacement vector to move the entities; prompts you:

Enter displacement vector <100,200,0> - Enter x,y,z coordinates to specify the displacement vector from the origin of the current UCS.

The z-coordinate is optional. If not specified z = 0.

Use base point as displacement

Uses the x,y,z coordinates of the base point to define the displacement vector.

Procedures

Using the Move command

Moving entities using grips

Using Cut and Paste to move entities between drawings

Move a selection as a block

To move entities using grips editing

Related Commands

PEdit - moves the vertices of polylines.

CutClip - moves entities from the drawing to the Clipboard.


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