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5. Press ENTER to retain the original objects, or enter y to erase them.

Command entry: MI

3.21 ROTATE

This command is used to rotate objects in your drawing around a specified base point. To
determine the angle of rotation, you can enter an angle value, drag using the cursor, or specify a

reference angle to align to an absolute angle.

To rotate an object
1. Click Home tab Modify panel Rotate.

2. Select the object to rotate.

3. Specify the base point for the rotation.
4. Do one of the following:

 Enter the angle of rotation.

 Drag the object around its base point and specify a point location to which you want to
rotate the object.

 Enter c to create a copy of the selected objects.
Command entry: RO

3.22 ARRAY

This command is used to create copies of objects in a rectangular or polar (circular) pattern called

an array. For rectangular arrays, you control the number of rows and columns and the distance
between each. For polar arrays, you control the number of copies of the object and whether the

copies are rotated. To create many regularly spaced objects, arraying is faster than copying.

To create a rectangular array
1. Click Home tab Modify panel Array

2. In the Array dialog box, select Rectangular Array.

3. Click Select Objects.
The Array dialog box closes. You are prompted for object selection.

4. Select the objects to be arrayed and press ENTER.
5. In the Rows and Columns boxes, enter the number of rows and columns in the array.

6. Specify the horizontal and vertical spacing (offsets) between objects by using one of the
following methods:

 In the Row Offset and Column Offset boxes, enter the distance between rows and

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