More Modify commands

So, now you know about making simple drawings with most of the Draw commands, including hatches, it’s time to dig deeper into the realm of Modify commands, which will further help us to improve our drawing workflow.

Let’s start with one of the simplest Modify commands: Mirror.

The Mirror command

Using the Mirror command, you can make a mirror image of a drawing object in AutoCAD. To explain this command, I will use the drawing shown here:

Figure 3.48: Drawing to be used for the Mirror command

Here, we have a door on the right side of the wall and we need to add another door on the left side of the wall with an exact distance. In the following example, we will mirror the existing door about mid-wall to get the second door using the Mirror command:

1. Select the Mirror command from the Modify panel or use its command alias, MI.

Figure 3.49: The Mirror command in the Modify panel

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