Access modify commands using grips

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Grips provide a number of powerful but

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sometimes overlooked functions for editing objects and

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autocad. After completing this video,

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you will be able to

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work through grips, modify functions,

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open the restroom elevations drawing provided in the data set,

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the client has decided to flip the bathroom design on the right hand elevation,

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select the wall light

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and the toilet and pick the grip point in the lower left hand corner of the elevation.

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When you select the grip,

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it initiates a grip edit.

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The first of which is the stretch function pressing

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the space bar will cycle through additional grip,

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edits press space until you reach the mirror edit function.

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The default base point for a grip edit is the selected grip.

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But you can choose the base point option on the command line

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to select a more suitable base point for the edit function.

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Choose base point and select the midpoint of the bottom of the elevation.

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Pull the cursor down 90 degrees having Ortho or polar tracking on

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will help and click a second point to finish the mirror,

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press escape to release the selection.

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Some grips are multi function grips that represent object specific

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edit functions these are available by hovering over a grip.

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Instead of selecting it on the middle elevation, select the dimension

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that references the top of the sync hover over the top arrow

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grip to display the multi function options associated with this grip.

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Choose continue dimension

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and place a dimension to the bottom of the vanity mirror press

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enter to complete the command press escape to release the selection.

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On the left hand elevation.

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We notice that the hatch pattern representing the

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ceramic tile doesn't align with the other elevations.

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Select the hatch pattern hover over the circular grip in the middle,

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choose origin point

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and select the midpoint at the bottom of the elevation as the

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new origin point for the hatch press escape to release the selection

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using multi function grips can help speed up the editing process in autocad

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and make it more efficient by providing an

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intuitive way to modify objects quickly and easily.