Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
4. Specify the start of the mirror line by clicking a point or typing coordinates.
AutoCAD prompts
Specify second point of mirror line:
5. Pick a second point.
Most of the time you'll want to have Polar Tracking or Ortho Mode enabled so you
can mirror your objects precisely. The mirrored copies temporarily disappear and
AutoCAD prompts
Erase source objects? [Yes/No] <N>:
If you type
Y
at the final prompt, the source objects disappear and you're left with
the new mirrored copy. Accept the default No option if you want to retain the
source objects along with the mirrored copies.
Normally when you mirror text or dimensions, the words come out back-
wards. The system variable MIRRTEXT can handle that little problem. By default,
MIRRTEXT is turned off (that is, its value is 0) so the text itself still reads the right
way around after the objects are mirrored. If you really want your drawing text to
be backwards, change the value of MIRRTEXT to 1. (I cover system variables in a
little more detail in Chapter 26.)
Rotate
The ROTATE command pivots one or more objects around a point that you specify. Fol-
low these steps to use the ROTATE command:
1. Press Esc to make sure that no command is active and no objects are selected.
2. Click the Rotate button on the Home tab's Modify panel.
3. Select one or more objects and then press Enter to end object selection.
AutoCAD prompts you for the base point for rotating the selected objects:
Specify base point:
4. Specify a base point by clicking a point or typing coordinates.
The base point becomes the point around which AutoCAD rotates the objects. You
also have to specify a rotation angle:
Specify rotation angle or [Copy/Reference] <0>:
5. Specify a rotation angle by typing an angle measurement and pressing Enter, or
just press Enter to accept the default value shown in angle brackets.
