Selecting Vertices. Autodesk AUTOSKETCH 8

Selecting Vertices

AutoSketch allows you to perform editing functions on single or multiple vertices. To select a single vertex for editing, simply position the pointer over the vertex and click. To select several vertices, you can region select by clicking and dragging—all of the vertices within the region you define will be selected. You can also select multiple vertices by pressing SHIFT while clicking the vertices you want to edit. If you want to edit all of the vertices in an entity, simply click the Select All Vertices button on the edit bar.

To select a single vertex

■ Position the pointer over the vertex and click. The coordinate location for the vertex is displayed on the edit bar.

To select multiple vertices

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Click and drag the pointer over all the vertices you want to select. All the vertices in the region you define will become selected.

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Press SHIFT while clicking the individual vertices you want to edit.

To select all the vertices in an entity

■ Click the Select All Vertices button on the edit bar. All the vertices of the entity are selected.

Moving and Aligning Vertices

The primary means of reshaping an entity is moving a vertex. You move vertices by entering points with the mouse, entering points using the keyboard, or by aligning selected vertices using a command on the edit bar. You can use any combination of snaps and lock modifiers to enter points. For information on entering points, see the chapter titled “Entering & Modifying

Points,” which begins on page 99.

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To move a vertex or endpoint with the mouse

1 Enter vertex editing mode.

2 Click and drag a vertex or vertices (for more information on selecting single or multiple vertices, see “Selecting Vertices” on page 301). A rubberband line follows the pointer. Releasing the mouse button moves the vertices to the new location.

To move a vertex or endpoint with the keyboard

1 Enter vertex editing mode.

2 Position the pointer over a vertex and click. The coordinate location for the vertex appears on the edit bar.

3 In the Coordinate text box on the edit bar, enter new coordinates for the location of the vertex and press ENTER.

To align a set of vertices

1 Enter vertex editing mode.

2 Select the vertices to align (for more information on selecting single or multiple vertices, see “Selecting Vertices” on page 301).

3 Click an alignment option (left, right, bottom, or top) from the Alignment drop-down list box on the edit bar.

To move multiple vertices or endpoints using the keyboard

1 Enter vertex editing mode.

2 Select the vertices to align (for more information on selecting single or multiple vertices, see “Selecting Vertices” on page 301).

3 In the Set X text box on the edit bar, enter the x-coordinates to move the vertices, and press ENTER.

4 In the Set Y text box on the edit bar, enter the y-coordinates to move the vertices, and press ENTER.

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