Applying Multifunctional EntityGrips

Some EntityGrips are multifunctional. You can edit specific entities from shortcut menus or by cycling through options.

The following table lists entities that have multifunctional EGrips, where they are located on the entities, additional options available on the shortcut menu, and how the EGrip options modify the entity.

Multifunctional EntityGrips and Editing Results

Entity EGrip Location Additional Option Result
Line Endpoints Edit Length Lengthens the Line. Type the new length or specify a point.
Arc Center point Edit Length Lengthens the Arc. Type the new length or specify a point.
Circumference midpoint Radius Modifies the radius. Type the new radius or specify a through point.
PolyLine Vertex Insert Vertex Inserts a new vertex. Specify the location of the new vertex.
Delete Vertex Deletes the highlighted vertex.
Midpoint between two vertices Insert Vertex Inserts a new vertex. Specify the location of the new vertex.
Convert to Arc / Convert to Line Changes a linear segment to a curved segment or a curved segment to a linear segment.
Dimension Endpoints of the dimension line Continue Dimension Continues a linear, angular, or ordinate Dimension. Specify subsequent extension line origins. See Creating Continuous Dimensions.
Baseline Dimension Creates a series of parallel linear Dimensions that share the same baseline. Specify subsequent extension line origins. See Creating Baseline Dimensions.
Flip Arrow Changes the position of the dimension arrow at the dimension line endpoint. See Flipping Dimension Arrows.
Dimension text insertion point Move with Dim Line Moves the dimension text together with the dimension line. Specify the new position of the dimension text and dimension line.
Move Text Only Moves the dimension text and leaves the dimension line and extension lines unchanged. Specify the new position of the dimension text.
Move with Leader Moves the dimension text and places a leader between dimension line and dimension text. Specify the new position of the dimension text. Applies to linear, angular, and ordinate Dimensions.
Above Dim Line Places the dimension text above the dimension line.
Center Vertically Centers the dimension text vertically between the extension lines.
Reset Text Position Returns the dimension text to its original position.

 

Related Topics

Modifying with EntityGrips

Applying EntityGrip Nodes

Setting EntityGrip Preferences

Parent Topic

Using EntityGrips

Working with EntityGrips