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II. Introduction
In this Module, you will learn how to modify and edit 2D objects using different 2D
Modify and Edit Commands. The Array and Mirror commands are used to duplicate objects.
Commands such as Rotate, Move, and Aligned are used to modify object’s orientation and
utilizing Fillet and Chamfer to clean objects’ corners.
After you learned about these different commands, you can now determine the most
practical methods to edit or modify your drawing.
a.) Erase Command .Use the Erase command to remove geometry from the
drawing.
Selection Method:
Last- selects the most recently created visible object.
Pick box- a small box, called the object selection target replaces the cross hairs on the
graphic cursor. You can select individually with the pointing device.
Window- select all objects completely inside a rectangle defined by two points.
Specifying the corners from left to right creates a window selection.
Crossing- select objects within and crossing area defined by two points. A crossing
selection is displayed as dashed lines or otherwise highlighted to differentiate it from
window selection. Specifying the corners from right to left creates a crossing selection.
All- Selects all objects( except objects in Locked or frozen Layer)
Oops
Exercise 1
Deleting two side of a Trapezoid using Erase option: Using Pick Box
Command: e (ERASE)
Select objects: from Figure 3.1.1, pick line A.
Select objects: pick line B.
Select objects: Press enter
See Figure 3.1.2.
Exercise 3
Erase Command
Deleting a Trapezoid using Erase option: Window withoption: Pick Box
Figure 3.1.3
Command: E(ERASE)
Select objects: Pick pt. A
Specify opposite corner: Pick pt. B
Select objects: press enter
See Figure 3.1.4
b.)Undo Command - Cancels the selection of the object most recently added to the
selection set.
Exercise 6
Undo Command
Figure 3.1.5
d.) Oops Command- restores all objects erased by the most recent use of ERASE
command.
Exercise 1
Command: COPY
Select objects: pick A
Select objects: press enter
Current settings: Copy mode = Multiple
Specify base point or [Displacement/mode] <Displacement>: Mid of B.
Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: @10<0
Figure 3.1.6
Exercise 2
Command: Copy
Select objects: Pick A.
Select objects: enter
Current settings: Copy mode = Multiple.
Specify base point or [Displacement/mOde]
<Displacement>: pick quadrant of B.
Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: Pick D.
Specify second point or [Exit/Undo] <Exit>:E
Specify second point or [Exit/Undo] <Exit>:F
Specify second point or [Exit/Undo] <Exit>:enter
Figure 3.1.7
b.) Array Command - Creates an array of rows and columns of copies of the
selected objects
Exercise 3
Com: AR
1. From Array dialog box, select Polar Array. See Figure 3.1.8.
Figure 3.1.8
Figure 3.1.9
2. Click Center point button, the dialog box will temporarily disappear. Click The center
of the round table. See Figure 3.1.9.
Exercise 4
Com: AR
1. From Array dialog box, select Rectangular
Array. See Figure 3.1.10.
2. Specify number of rows: type 3 Rectangular Array Dialog Box
3. Specify number of column: type 4
4. Specify row offset: type 1.5 Figure 3.1.10
5. Specify column offset: type 1.5
6. Click Select objects button.
The dialog box temporarily disappears. Select pt. A to B.
The dialog is box displayed again.
7. Click Preview Button. Click any point to display dialog box again.
8. Click ok button to accept the set-up.
Figure 3.1.11
c.) Offset Command -A command to copy objects that are similar and parallel to
existing entities at a specified distance or at a through point.
Exercise 5
Command: Offset
Current settings: Erase source=No Layer=Source OFFSETGAPTYPE=0
Specify offset distance or [Through/Erase/Layer] <0.1000>: 0.2
Select object to offset or [Exit/Undo] <Exit>: pick object A or B.
Specify point on side to offset or [Exit/Multiple/Undo] <Exit>: pick any inside point( A)
or outside point(B).see figure A or B.
Select object to offset or [Exit/Undo] <Exit>: select the copied object.
Specify point on side to offset or [Exit/Multiple/Undo] <Exit>: pick any inside point(for
A) or pick any outside point(for B).
Select object to offset or [Exit/Undo] <Exit>: select the copied object
Specify point on side to offset or [Exit/Multiple/Undo] <Exit>: pick any inside point
Select object to offset or [Exit/Undo] <Exit>: enter
Offset command
Figure 3.1.12
Command: mi
Select objects: all
Select objects: enter
Specify first point of mirror line: pick pt.A.
Specify second point of mirror line:pickpt.B.
Mirror Command
Figure 3.1.13 B
a.) Fillet Command - a command to round or fillet the edges of two selected
objects.You can hold down Shift while selecting the objects to override the current fillet
radius with a value of 0.
Filleted Objects
Figure 3.1.14
Exercise 7
Command: F
Figure 3.1.15
Exercise 8
Command: FILLET
Current settings: Mode = TRIM, Radius = 0.0000
Select first object or [Undo/Polyline/Radius/Trim/Multiple]: r
Specify fillet radius <0.0000>: 0.5
Select first object or [Undo/Polyline/Radius/Trim/Multiple]: select side A.
Select second object or shift-select to apply corner: select side B.
Figure 3.1.16
Exercise 9
Command: Chamfer
(TRIM mode) Current chamfer Dist1 = 0.0000, Dist2 = 0.0000
Select first line or [Undo/Polyline/Distance/Angle/Trim/mEthod/Multiple]: d
Specify first chamfer distance <0.0000>: 3
Specify second chamfer distance <3.0000>: 3
Select first line or
Undo/Polyline/Distance/Angle/Trim/mEthod/Multiple]:select line A
Select second line or shift-select to apply corner: select line B
Figure 3.1.17
c.) Trim Command - trims objects to meet the edges of other objects.
Exercise 10
Command: Tr
Current settings: Projection=UCS, Edge=None
Select cutting edges .
Select objects or <select all>: select line A.
Select objects: select line B.
Select objects: enter
Select object to trim or shift-select to extend or
[Fence/Crossing/Project/Edge/eRase/Undo]: select line 1.
Select object to trim or shift-select to extend or
[Fence/Crossing/Project/Edge/eRase/Undo]: select line 2
Select object to trim or shift-select to extend or
[Fence/Crossing/Project/Edge/eRase/Undo]: enterSee Figure 3.1.18.
Figure 3.1.18
Command: Tr
Current settings: Projection=UCS, Edge=None.Select cutting edges ...
Select objects or <select all>: select line A, see Figure3.1.19.
Select objects: select line B.
Select objects: enter
Select object to trim or shift-select to extend
or[Fence/Crossing/Project/Edge/eRase/Undo]: fence
Specify first fence point: pick end of 1.
Specify next fence point or [Undo]: pick end 2.
Specify next fence point or [Undo]: enter
Figure 3.1.19
Exercise 1
Command: Ro
Current positive angle in UCS: ANGDIR=counterclockwise ANGBASE=0
Select objects: select A, Select objects: enter
Specify base point: select end of E
Specify rotation angle or [Copy/Reference] <0>: 45
Figure 3.1.20
Exercise 2
Command: MOVE
Select objects: select A.
Select objects: enter
Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>: pick mid of A.
Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: @15<0
Figure 3.1.21
Exercise 3
Figure 3.1.22
Figure 3.1.23
Exercise 1
Command: S
Select objects to stretch by crossing-window or crossing-polygon.
Select objects: pick A , see Figure 3.1.23a.
Specify opposite corner: pick B.
Select objects: enter
Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>: mid of AB.
Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: @5<180
See Figure 3.1.23b
Figure 3.1.24
Exercise 2
Command: SC
Select objects: select A.
Select objects: enter
Specify base point: pick end point.
Specify scale factor or [Copy/Reference] <2.0000>: 0.5
Editing the appearance of Polylines using Pedit Command with option Join
Command: Pedit
Select polyline or [Multiple]: select A, see Figure 3.1.25-a.
Object selected is not a polyline.
Do you want to turn it into one? <Y>: enter
Enter an option [Close/Join/Width/Edit vertex/Fit/Spline/Decurve/
Ltype gen/Reverse/Undo]: j
Select objects: Pick B
Select objects: Pick C
Exercise 2
Modify the appearance of Polylines using Pedit Command with option: Spline
Figure 3.1.26
Command: Pedit
Select polyline or [Multiple]: Select A, see Figure 3.1.26a
Enter an option [Open/Join/Width/Edit
vertex/Fit/Spline/Decurve/Ltypegen/Reverse/Undo]: SEnter an option
[Open/Join/Width/Edit vertex/Fit/Spline/Decurve/Ltypegen/Reverse/Undo]: enter, see
Figure 3.1.26b.
b.) Explode Command . Breaks a compound objects into its component objects.
Exercise 2
Figure 3.1.27
Draw figure 3.1.27a. using Polylines
Command: X
Select objects: Select the object, see Figure 3.1.27a
Select objects: enter
c.) Grips Command: Used for shortcut menu Stretch, Move,Rotate, Copy, Erase,
Properties, and others.
Figure 3.1.28
Exercise 4
Exercise 1
Increase the length of line A, line B, and line C up to specified boundary line D.
Figure 3.1.29
d.) Lengthen Command .Command to increase/ decrease length of objects and the
included angle of arcs.
Options:
Select an object- display length of selected object
Delta- Specify length of object to be added
Dynamic- Lengthen/ Shorten object by dynamic dragging
Total- Set new total length of object
Exercise 2
Display the current length of line A using Lengthen Command with option: Select
an object
Command: LEN
Select an object or [DElta/Percent/Total/DYnamic]: select line A
Current length: 10.00
Select an object or [DElta/Percent/Total/DYnamic]: enter
Figure 3.1.30
Exercise 3
Adding the length of Line A by 5 units using Lengthen command with option DE
Command: LEN
Select an object or [DElta/Percent/Total/DYnamic]: de
Enter delta length or [Angle] <0.0000>: 5
Select an object to change or [Undo]:enter
Figure 3.1.31
Setting new total length of line A using Lengthen command with option Total
Command: LEN
Select an object or [DElta/Percent/Total/DYnamic]: t
Specify total length or [Angle] <1.0000)>: 6
Select an object to change or [Undo]: select ln A.
Select an object to change or [Undo]: select ln B.
Figure 3.1.32
Exercise 5
Command:LEN
Select an object or [DElta/Percent/Total/DYnamic]: dy
Select an object to change or [Undo]:select line A.
Specify new end point: pick pt. B.
Figure 3.1.33
Exercise 6
Lengthen the line A, B, and C using Change command with specified point.
Set Ortho On.
Command: Change
Figure 3.1.34
f.) Break Command - breaks the selected object between two points.
Exercise 7
Breaking line into 2 segments using Break Command with option Select a point.
Command: Br
Select object: Select pt. A.
Specify second break point or [First point]: Select pt. B.
Figure 3.1.35
Exercise 8
Breaking a line into 2 segments using Break Command with option First Point.
Command: Br
BREAK Select object: select the line, see Figure 3.1.35.
Specify second break point or [First point]: f
Specify first break point: from
Base point: click at the left end of the line
<Offset>: @3<0
Specify second break point: @2<0
Figure 3.2.36
Exercise 9
Figure 3.2.37
Exercise 10
Command: Join
Select source object: select line A.
Select lines to join to source: select line B.
Select lines to join to source: enter
1 line joined to source
Figure 3.2.38
Exercise 11
Command: reverse
Select line, polyline, spline or helix to reverse direction:
Select objects: pick A to B.
Select objects: enter
Object direction has been reversed.
Figure 3.2.39
a.) Hatch edit Command - a command used to modify an existing hatch object.
Exercise 1
Command: hatchedit
Select hatch object: Select A, see Figure 3.2.40a
It displays the Hatch Edit Dialog Box. From Hatch Edit Dialog Box.
See Figure 3.2.41.
Change the Hatch Type:AR-BONE to HONEY.
Change the scale to 2.0
Click Preview. Pick or press Esc to return to dialog or Right-click to accept hatch. See
Figure 3.2.40b
Exercise 2
Command: hatchedit
Select hatch object: Select A, see Figure 3.2.42a
It displays the Hatch Edit Dialog Box with Gradient option.
From Color input box 1 and input box2 : Change the Color1 to color 94 and Color 2 to
color 101.
Orientation, Color pattern and Click Preview.
Pick or press Esc to return to dialog or <Right-click to accept hatch>: enter
See Figure 3.2.42b.
Figure 3.2.42
Figure 3.2.43
Exercise 3
Edit the spline shown in Figure 3.2.44a using Edit Spline command
Command: splinedit
Select spline: Select A.
Enter an option [Fit data/Close/Move vertex/Refine/rEverse/convert to Polyline/Undo]:
C
Enter an option [Open/Move vertex/Refine/rEverse/convert to
Polyline/Undo/eXit]<eXit>: X
Splinedit command to
modify a spline object.
Figure 3.2.44
7.) Trim the corners 8.) Door opening & Door Jamb
Com: Trim
T&B/Exit = 0.6, Entrance=0.80