The Modify tools - Introduction to AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Design - page 124

REVISION NOTES
1. The Modify tools are among the most frequently used tools in AutoCAD 2011.
2. The abbreviations for the Modify tools are:
Copy - cp or co
Mirror - mi
Offset - o
Array - ar
Move - m
Rotate - ro
Scale - sc
Stretch - s
Trim - tr
Extend - ex
Break - br
Join - j
Chamfer - cha
Fillet - f
3. There are two other tools in the 2D Draw control panel: Erase - some examples were
given in Chapter 2 - and Explode - further details of this tools will be given in Chapter 9.
A note - selection windows and crossing windows
In the Options dialog settings can be made in the Selection sub-dialog for Visual Effects. A
click on the Visual Effects Settings… button brings up another dialog. If the Area Selection
Effect settings are set, on a normal window from top left to bottom right will colour in a
chosen colour (default blue). A crossing window from bottom left to top right, will be coloured
red. Note also that highlighting - selection Preview Effect allows objects to highlight if this
feature is on. These settings are shown in Fig. 5.45.
Fig. 5.45 Visual Setting Effects Settings sub-dialog of the Options dialog