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Editing Multiple Objects

There are a number of options for accurately In the Specification Dialog
and efficiently editing multiple objects at
once. See “Selecting Multiple Objects” on When multiple objects are selected,
page 215. the Open Object edit button is often
available. The settings available in a shared
Dynamic Defaults specification dialog will vary, depending on
the types of objects that are selected. If the
Dynamic defaults are one useful way to objects are of the same type, their shared
apply certain attributes to multiple objects of specification dialog will have many of the
the same type throughout a plan. Dynamic settings that their individual specification
defaults are found in the defaults dialogs for dialogs have; if they are not similar, the
a variety of different architectural objects, dialog may have only a few settings. See
and when these default values are changed, “Specification Dialogs” on page 42.
all objects that are set to use them throughout
the current plan will update automatically. Object Painter
Dynamic defaults are particularly valuable
for applying critical defaults like ceiling The Object Eyedropper tool allows
heights and floor structure. See “Dynamic you to apply selected attributes of one
Defaults” on page 88. object to other, similar objects. See “Object
Eyedropper” on page 280.

Moving Objects
Objects can be moved using the edit handles
as well as a variety of edit tools. Multiple
selected objects can also be moved as a
group. See “Selecting Objects” on page 213.

Using the Edit Handles
Select an object, then click the Move edit
handle and drag it to a new location. When As an object is moved, it jumps at set
your pointer is over the Move handle, it increments when Grid Snaps are
displays a four-headed arrow.
enabled. See “Grid Snaps” on page 172.

When Object Snaps are enabled, a
selected object snaps to its original location
if it passes over that location while being
moved.

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