Move objects in certain axis using command line
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Topic: Move objects in certain axis using command line
Posted By: HaiderOfSweden
Subject: Move objects in certain axis using command line
Date Posted: 24.Feb.2017 at 10:16
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Hi! I am looking for a method to move or copy something from a given point (click) to e.g. 20,*,* where * is the previous value. Can this be done using command line, or lisp? I am thinking for something similar to the @-character,.
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 24.Feb.2017 at 11:51
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Could you be referring to the "FROM" modifier? ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: Kent Cooper
Date Posted: 24.Feb.2017 at 18:00
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If you mean you want to Move or Copy something(s) in the X-axis direction, and [by "previous value" you mean] keep the Y and Z coordinates of its/their original location(s), that's easy -- there are several ways to get there (see Help about these commands, in the area of describing Displacements): MOVE [or COPY] <select object(s)> Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>: 20,0,0 Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: <Enter> or Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>: <Enter> Specify displacement <prior displacement offered as default, if any>: 20,0,0 or Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>: <pick any point> Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: @20,0,0 or Pre-select object(s), pick on a grip and hit Enter/space to go into Move mode. If you want to Copy instead, type C for the Copy option. Then either type in @20,0,0 or with Ortho on, "aim" the cursor to the right and type in just 20. If by "previous value" you mean something different than that (the X and Y coordinates of some other previous location or operation?), come back with a more detailed description of just what you mean. |
Posted By: HaiderOfSweden
Date Posted: 02.Mar.2017 at 17:39
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Thank you Kent, Your explanation helped me a lot! I knew there was an easy way :) With "previous value" I meant of course "previous location" or even better, "current location". I tried them all and I did some experiments on the @-thing. Can you confirm that the third example doesn't need any @ in it? Only the fourth example had to have a @, and without it, it did not work correctly.
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Posted By: Kent Cooper
Date Posted: 02.Mar.2017 at 19:04
You can confirm it easily enough with minimal experimentation, but yes, it's a "raw" displacement, which just needs X Y & Z values outright. Since it's already been designated a displacement, it won't try to use it as a point location.
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