Moves entities.
Accessing the Command
command bar: move
alias: m
menu bar: Modify | Move
ribbon: Change | Arrange | 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:
The z-coordinate is optional. If not specified, then z = 0. 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:
|
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 (user-defined coordinate system).) "Vector" is fancy term for distance and angle being specified at the same time. |
Use base point as displacement |
Uses the x,y,z coordinates of the base point (from the drawing origin of 0,0,0) as 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.