Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
4.
Let's try copying objects between these two files. Click in the window with the clip draw-
ing to make it active. You can also choose Window
Clip.dwg.
5.
Click the Zoom tool in the status bar, right-click, and select All from the shortcut menu to
get an overall view of the drawing (see Figure 1.29).
FIGURE 1.29
The Zoom All
option gives you
an overall view of
your drawing.
6.
Click the 2D version of the clip at the bottom of the drawing to select it. A series of
squares and arrows appears on the drawing. These are called
grips
(see Figure 1.30), and
you'll learn more about them in the next chapter.
7.
Right-click and select Clipboard
Copy or press
-C.
8.
Click inside the other drawing window, Drawing 2.dwg, to make it active.
9.
Right-click and select Clipboard
Paste or press
-V. The clip appears at the cursor in
the new drawing.
10.
Position the clip in the middle of the rectangle you drew earlier and left-click
(Figure 1.31). The clip is copied into the second drawing.
11.
Save the new file as My Clip and then exit AutoCAD. You don't have to save the
clip.dwg file.
You can have as many files open as you want as long as your computer has adequate memory
to accommodate them. You can control the individual document windows as you would any
window, using the window control buttons in the upper-left corner of the document window.
