Move / Copy Objects > Parallel (Modify Menu)

This command can be used to move or copy all kinds of objects in the drawing. Movement can only take place parallel to a reference object.

The objects to be moved or copied must be chosen first. Click on objects to choose them.

Any part of an existing object can be used as a reference object. This can be an edge of a rectangle or an arc within a surface. Ellipses and ellipse parts cannot be identified.

The identified object is referred to as the "Reference Object".

The reference point for the movement can be entered by clicking the mouse anywhere in the drawing.

If the previously identified reference object is a line then the reference point determines the position of a line which runs parallel to the reference object. This line is displayed and referred to as the "Reference line". If however the reference object is a circle or circle part, then it determines the position of a circle concentric to the original circle (the "Reference circle"). The target point can then be placed on the reference line/circle.

The target point for the movement can be entered by clicking the mouse anywhere in the drawing. A perpendicular is dropped from this point to the reference line or reference circle to work out the target point for the movement.