Moving Schematic Symbols - Autodesk 235B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD MEP 2010 User Manual

4 Click OK, and press ESC.
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Moving Schematic Symbols

You can use grips to move orthographic and isometric schematic symbols along schematic lines and drawings.
You can also use the AutoCAD
To move a schematic symbol in orthographic mode
1 Select the symbol.
2 Click the Location grip
3 Move the symbol:
4 Press ESC.
To move a schematic symbol in isometric mode
In isometric mode, the Move Isoplane grip will move the schematic symbol in the direction which is
perpendicular to the plane in which the schematic symbol lies.
1 Select the symbol.
2 Click the Move Isoplane grip
3 Move the line:
4 Press ESC.
NOTE You can also move end-of-line symbols by specifying a new insertion point on the Location worksheet. To
access the worksheet, select the symbol, and click
540 | Chapter 11 Drawing Schematic Diagrams
If you want to...
change the rotation of the schematic
line
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MOVE command for moving symbols not anchored to schematic lines.
If you want to...
use the grip point as the base point for the
move
specify a base point, and then specify a
second point
If you want to...
use the grip point as the base point for the
move
specify a base point, and then specify a
second point
then...
under Rotation, enter a new value for Angle.
.
then...
drag the symbol to a new location, and click.
enter b (base point), specify the base point, and then specify
the second point.
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then...
drag the line to a new location, and click.
enter b (base point), specify the base point, and then specify
the second point.
under Location on the Properties palette.
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