ERASE - MOVE

Today we will learn TWO basic commands from Modify menu - Erase and Move.

ERASE
With Erase, selected objects are removed from the drawing. You can erase objects from your drawing using several methods.
· Erase them with ERASE.
· Select them and then cut them to the Clipboard with CTRL+X.
· Select them and press DELETE.

Exercise - ERASE two rectangles at right by forming window around them.

MOVE
You can move objects at a specified distance and direction from the originals.
Use coordinates, grid snap, object snaps, and other tools to move objects with precision.

Specify Distance with Two Points
Move an object using the distance and direction specified by a base point followed by a second point. In this example, you move the block representing a window. After clicking Move on the Edit menu, select the object to be moved (1). Specify the base point for the move (2) followed by a second point (3). The object is moved the distance and direction of point 2 to point 3.

Specify Distance with Relative Coordinates
You can move an object using a relative distance by entering coordinate values for the first point and pressing ENTER for the second point. The coordinate values are used as a relative displacement rather than the location of a base point.

Note – Do not include @ sign as you normally would for relative coordinates, because relative coordinates are expected.

To copy objects a specified distance, you can also use direct distance entry with Ortho mode and polar tracking.

Exercise – Move the right vertical line of the rectangle with a distance of 6” in the right direction. This will form two openings at the upper and lower right corners of the rectangle. Close them with Fillet with 0” radius.

Tomorrow we will explore a more elaborate and most useful command - Fillet. Stay tuned...!