Sunday, June 9, 2013

Grip Edit

Editing with grip is powerful way of modify objects without starting a command
Grip automatically display on objects when it is selected



Work with Hot Grip

When you click on a grip, it become red
The field with a small number is the increment
The field with a bigger number is the total length
Use the TAB key to switch between 2 fields


If the end grip of circle is hot, by default Total field is highlight
Press TAB key switch to the increment field
For circle, negative values (-) will increase, positive value (+) will decrease


For line or circle, make the center grip hot, can move without the activate the command

Work with the Object Snap, make a grip hot then extend it to the other object


Make a grip hot then right-click, there are 4 options available from the shortcut menu

Multi-Functional Grip


For polyline object like rectangle and polygon, when hover cursor over the grip, you can stretch, add vertex or convert to arc

Add Vertex

Convert to Arc

Select Multiple Grips

Hold down the Shift key to select multiple grips

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