Moving Entities

Commands: MOVE, CUTCLIP, PASTECLIP, PASTEORIG and PASTEBLOCK

The Move command moves entities in the drawing.

The Cutclip command copies entities to the Clipboard , and then erases them from the drawing.

The Pasteclip command pastes entities from the Clipboard into the current drawing (short for "paste clipboard").

The Pasteorig command pastes entities from the Clipboard into another drawing, using the coordinates of the source drawing.

The Pasteblock command pastes entities from the Clipboard as a block into the current drawing.

Use Cutclip then either Pasteclip, Pasteorig or Pasteblock to move entities to another drawing.

The Copy option of the Grips Editing commands allows to create multiple copies of the entities being stretched, moved, rotated, mirrored or scaled.

Moving entities in a drawing

The default method is to create a selection set and then specify a starting point (base point0 and an endpoint (displacement point) to define the relocation of the entities. You can also move the entities using a direction vector.

Some entities can be moved using grips. The grip you select depends on the type of entity. For example, to move a line entity, select the midpoint grip. To move a curved entity, such as an arc, circle, or ellipse, select the center point grip. Not all entities can be moved using grips.

Using the Move command

1. Do one of the following:

   • Click the Move tool button () on the Modify toolbar.
   • Choose Move in the Modify menu.
   • Type move or M in the command bar.

   You are prompted: Select entities to move:

2. Select the entities, then right click or press Enter.
   You are prompted: Vector/<Base point>:

3. Specify the base point.
   The selection set is now attached to the cross hairs.
   You are prompted: Displacement point.

4. Do one of the following to specify the displacement point.

   • Click the displacement point.
   • Use Direct Distance Entry: type the displacement distance, then press Enter.
     The distance is measured in the cursor direction.
     Use ORTHO or POLAR TRACKING to constrain the movement of the cross hairs.

The selection set is moved.

Moving entities using grips

1. Select the entity.

2. Click the grip.
   The selected grip displays in the Selected Grip Color (defined by the GRIPHOT system variable, default = RED).
   The entity moves with the cross hairs.
   
   

3. Click to relocate the entity.

Moving entities between drawings

Entities can be moved between drawings in one of three ways:

Use CUTCLIP to cut the entities from the source drawing, then either PASTECLIP, PASTEORIG or PASTEBLOCK to paste the entities into the target drawing.

Using Cut and Paste to move entities between drawings

1. In the source drawing, select the entities you want to move.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Right click, then choose Cut in the context menu.
   • Choose Cut in the Edit menu.
   • Press Ctrl + X (press and hold the Ctrl key, then press X).

   The entities are deleted in the source drawing and copied to the Clipboard.

3. Switch to the target drawing.

4. Do one of the following:

   • Right click, then choose Paste in the context menu.
   • Choose Paste in the Edit menu.
   • Press Ctrl + V (press and hold the Ctrl key, then press V).

   The bottom left corner of the bounding rectangle of the selection is attached to the cross hairs in the target drawing.

5. Do one of the following:

   • Specify the displacement point.
   • Press Enter or choose Paste to Original Coordinates in the Edit menu
     to paste the selection set using the coordinates of the source drawing.

Move a selection as a block

1. In the source drawing, select the entities you want to move.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Right click, then choose Cut in the context menu.
   • Choose Cut in the Edit menu.
   • Press Ctrl + X (press and hold the Ctrl key, then press X).

   The entities are deleted in the source drawing and copied to the Clipboard.

3. (option) Switch to the target drawing.

4. Choose Paste as a Block in the Edit menu or press Ctrl+Shfit+V.
   The bottom left corner of the bounding rectangle of the selection is attached to the cross hairs in the target drawing.

5. Specify the insertion point.