Moving Entities by Press and Drag

Professional and Enterprise versions only.

You can move entities into a new position much faster by clicking anywhere on an entity and dragging it with the mouse. The behavior is controlled by the Press and Drag Entity Movement setting specified in the Options dialog box (User Preferences > Drafting Options).

  1. To drag an entity to a new position:
    1. In the graphics area, click anywhere on the entity and keep the mouse button pressed.
    2. Drag the entity to a new position.
    3. Release the mouse button.
  2. To drag multiple entities to a new position:
    1. In the graphics area, specify entities.
    2. Click one of the specified entities and keep the mouse button pressed.
    3. Drag the entities to a new position.
    4. Release the mouse button.