{"id":4350,"date":"2016-07-14T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T14:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=4350"},"modified":"2020-04-07T15:04:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T22:04:24","slug":"the-hitchhikers-guide-to-basics-of-autocad-modifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-basics-of-autocad-modifying\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hitchhiker\u2019s Guide to \u2026 the Basics of AutoCAD Modifying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The majority of operations you perform in AutoCAD will likely modify existing objects: Erase, move, copy, offset, and so on. The basics of AutoCAD modifying \u00a0offer you\u00a0several powerful methods for\u00a0selecting individual and multiple objects. Duplicating or mirroring collections of objects is an easy and efficient way to work.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4359\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/hitchhikers-guide-basics-autocad-modifying_w7o4m1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4359\" data-lbwps-width=\"499\" data-lbwps-height=\"237\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/hitchhikers-guide-basics-autocad-modifying_w7o4m1-300x142.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4359\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/hitchhikers-guide-basics-autocad-modifying_w7o4m1.png\" alt=\"AutoCAD modifying panel: Hitchhiker's guide to basics of AutoCAD modifying\" width=\"499\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/hitchhikers-guide-basics-autocad-modifying_w7o4m1.png 499w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/hitchhikers-guide-basics-autocad-modifying_w7o4m1-300x142.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Most AutoCAD tools for modifying objects are located in the Modify panel.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You can check out these topics, and more, in a visit to &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2016\/ENU\/?guid=GUID-29B2169B-01D9-429B-9DCD-5D3552E5E68E\">The\u00a0\u201cModifying\u201d section of the Hitchhiker\u2019s Guide to AutoCAD Basics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Start with this two-part\u00a0video\u2014and check out additional Autodesk Knowledge Network resources, below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-4350-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/videos.autodesk.com\/zencoder\/content\/dam\/autodesk\/www\/subscription\/ACADLT-phase2\/acad-lt-hitchhiker-tutorials\/en\/modify01-new.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/videos.autodesk.com\/zencoder\/content\/dam\/autodesk\/www\/subscription\/ACADLT-phase2\/acad-lt-hitchhiker-tutorials\/en\/modify01-new.mp4\">http:\/\/videos.autodesk.com\/zencoder\/content\/dam\/autodesk\/www\/subscription\/ACADLT-phase2\/acad-lt-hitchhiker-tutorials\/en\/modify01-new.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-4350-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/videos.autodesk.com\/zencoder\/content\/dam\/autodesk\/www\/subscription\/ACADLT-phase2\/acad-lt-hitchhiker-tutorials\/en\/modify02-new.mp4?_=2\" 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rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COPY (Command)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link\" title=\"Removes objects from a drawing.\" href=\"http:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/cloudhelp\/2017\/ENU\/AutoCAD-Core\/files\/GUID-040C580C-63A2-4C98-9964-4573EF8C9514.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ERASE (Command)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link\" title=\"Extends objects to meet the edges of other objects.\" href=\"http:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/cloudhelp\/2017\/ENU\/AutoCAD-Core\/files\/GUID-89DD7B0F-F4F1-410D-9A3A-5847CA5F8744.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EXTEND (Command)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link\" title=\"Breaks a compound object into its component objects.\" href=\"http:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/cloudhelp\/2017\/ENU\/AutoCAD-Core\/files\/GUID-E98BCEF4-DED6-48A6-87EB-10FE87188083.htm\">EXPLODE (Command)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link\" title=\"Rounds or fillets the edges of two 2D objects or the adjacent faces of a 3D solid.\" href=\"http:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/cloudhelp\/2017\/ENU\/AutoCAD-Core\/files\/GUID-64F8B700-23B3-4BD6-8C03-66121AA13E8F.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FILLET (Command)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link\" title=\"Creates a mirrored copy of selected objects.\" href=\"http:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/cloudhelp\/2017\/ENU\/AutoCAD-Core\/files\/GUID-595277C8-9B87-4CFB-A3AF-769537A22F3D.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MIRROR (Command)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link\" title=\"Moves objects a specified distance in a specified direction.\" href=\"http:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/cloudhelp\/2017\/ENU\/AutoCAD-Core\/files\/GUID-47CE7325-84C0-4414-80A3-29DC98392709.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MOVE (Command)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link\" title=\"Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves.\" href=\"http:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/cloudhelp\/2017\/ENU\/AutoCAD-Core\/files\/GUID-C0E4246D-C420-42BD-A6FC-8B1852EFD005.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OFFSET (Command)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link\" title=\"Edits polylines, objects to be joined to polylines, and related objects.\" href=\"http:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/cloudhelp\/2017\/ENU\/AutoCAD-Core\/files\/GUID-0C422AA9-23DD-4650-AD66-68E9D7989E3F.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PEDIT (Command)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link\" title=\"Rotates objects around a base point.\" href=\"http:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/cloudhelp\/2017\/ENU\/AutoCAD-Core\/files\/GUID-1C265537-FBAC-48D5-B448-B72E777071E5.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ROTATE (Command)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link\" title=\"Stretches objects crossed by a selection window or polygon.\" href=\"http:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/cloudhelp\/2017\/ENU\/AutoCAD-Core\/files\/GUID-F000A502-D39E-4D31-A8E2-4A626473FB72.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">STRETCH (Command)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link\" title=\"Trims objects to meet the 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