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Select obj ects: Other corner: 30 found
Select obj ects :
Base point or displacement:

For example, click on the centre point of the RIO radius and the command line reads

Base point or displacement: second point of displacement:
Move the construction to your required new position, click and press <Enter>. If you are
now uncertain quite where this will finally be, remember that you can always change it
again an unlimited number of times, but choose one of the main lines on the grid. Use
your grid to position the other views with the dimensioned drawing centrally at the top,
as shown in the given figure.
These manipulations are a necessary part of the preparation of drawings and illustrations
for use in desktop publishing applications.

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