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How can I move a rectangle by a given amount?

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:43 pm
by andrew
From a QCAD user:

I want to move a rectangle by a given amount, for example 22.5 units to the right.

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:44 pm
by andrew
1. Select the rectangle.
2. Modify - Move / Copy
3. Choose reference point
4. Choose target point with the mouse or enter a coordinate in the command line. To move the rectangle 22.5 units to the right, enter the relative coordinate:
@22.5,0
Press the Enter key to confirm.
5. In the Move / Copy dialog, choose "Keep Original"
6. Click "OK"

Re:

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 1:32 pm
by benp87
andrew wrote:1. Select the rectangle.
2. Modify - Move / Copy
3. Choose reference point
4. Choose target point with the mouse or enter a coordinate in the command line. To move the rectangle 22.5 units to the right, enter the relative coordinate:
@22.5,0
Press the Enter key to confirm.
5. In the Move / Copy dialog, choose "Keep Original"
6. Click "OK"
Awesome.. Thanks..

Re: How can I move a rectangle by a given amount?

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 12:45 am
by onsitewellness
I thought moving a figure like rectangle is simply a cut and paste thing....hehehe...thanks for this anyway.

Re: How can I move a rectangle by a given amount?

Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 7:31 am
by Clive
onsitewellness wrote:I thought moving a figure like rectangle is simply a cut and paste thing....hehehe...thanks for this anyway.
The difference is that with the Move/Copy tool you are presented with the Move/Copy options window!

Re:

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:55 pm
by josephillips
andrew wrote:1. Select the rectangle.
2. Modify - Move / Copy
3. Choose reference point
4. Choose target point with the mouse or enter a coordinate in the command line. To move the rectangle 22.5 units to the right, enter the relative coordinate:
@22.5,0
Press the Enter key to confirm.
5. In the Move / Copy dialog, choose "Keep Original"
6. Click "OK"

Wow. Thanks to this. It answered my problem now.
I'm new to forum posting you know. It just feels good that we can easily find solutions to our problems by just surfing the net.. :)