Chapter 5

Developing Drawing Strategies: Part 2

The preceding chapter emphasized using existing geometry (or objects) in a drawing to create new geometry. In this chapter, you’ll look at new tools for forming an efficient drawing strategy. Before getting back to the cabin, I’ll give you a brief overview of the tools available for starting and running commands.

• Using running object snaps
• Using Polar Tracking
• Using the STRETCH command
• Using point filters
• Zooming and panning with the Realtime commands
• Copying and moving objects
• Using direct entry for distances
• Creating circles and ellipses
• Drawing using parametric constraints