Autodesk 00308-011408-9F30A User Guide - Page 279

4 Enter the "from" point. This is the starting point used to calculate the translation. 5 Enter the "to" point that defines the relative distance and direction to move the entities. You can move entities in your drawing or transfer them to another drawing by cutting, copying, and pasting them using the Clipboard. When pasting, you specify the location of the lower-left corner of the selection set. The information in the Clipboard remains in memory until you cut or copy again. This allows you to create multiple copies of entities by pasting additional copies at different locations. To move entities using the Clipboard 1 Select the entity or entities to move. 2 On the Edit menu, click Cut, or click the Cut button on the Standard toolbar. AutoSketch removes the selection set from the drawing and places it on the Clipboard. 3 (optional) Open another drawing and click inside its window to make that drawing window active if you want to move the entities to another drawing. 4 On the Edit menu, click Paste, or click the Paste button on the Standard toolbar. 5 Enter the lower-left corner of the extent for the entities on the Clipboard. To copy entities using the Clipboard 1 Select the entity or entities to copy. 2 On the Edit menu, click Copy, or click the Copy button on the Standard toolbar. AutoSketch places a copy of the selection set on the Clipboard. Moving or Copying an Entity | 269