Drag and drop moving and copying

Are you used to dragging and dropping objects in graphics programs or even word processing programs? In AutoCAD 2000 you can drag and drop objects, either to move them or copy them. This is the easiest method when you don’t need exact precision about where your objects end up. There are two methods:

• Select an object or several objects if you wish. With your left mouse button, click and hold down the mouse button anywhere on the object (or any one of the objects). You’ll see an arrow cursor. Drag (with the mouse button still held down) the object(s) wherever you want. Release the mouse button. To copy objects, hold down the Ctrl key as you drag. (You’ll see a little plus sign next to the cursor.)
• Alexander Vulkov emailed me the following related tip from Bulgaria: Select an object or objects. Then, instead of using the left mouse button, right-click the object and drag. When you release the mouse button, a shortcut menu appears and you can choose Move Here, Copy Here, Paste as Block or Cancel.

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Ellen Finkelstein

Ellen Finkelstein is the author of the best-selling AutoCAD & AutoCAD LT Bible, which started with R14. Ellen has written extensively on AutoCAD, including articles for Autodesk’s website and features for AutoCAD’s Help system. Ellen’s first book was AutoCAD For Dummies Quick Reference.

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