The document discusses grouping and component tools in AutoCAD. It explains that grouping objects together moves them as a single unit, while components allow editing a single instance to update all instances. Components are created by selecting objects and making them a component. Copies of components can then be placed and edited in the drawing, with changes updating all other instances. The document provides examples of grouping objects, creating a component, placing component copies, and editing the original component to update copies.

1. Spring 2015

2. Groups and
components

3. Sticky geometry

4. Making group
Groups several non-touching items together:
moving one moves the entire group

5. Making group
Select all objects you want to group. Either
Right-click and select “Make Group,” or Edit ->
Make Group

6. Making group
Notice what happens when I make a copy of a
group, and then edit just one group
Only the
group I edit
changes. The
original stays
the same.
Edited copy
Original

7. Making components
Components are useful to make many copies of
things. An edit to one component changes all
components.
EDIT

8. Making components
To make a component, select all objects you want,
and right-click; or, hit G on keyboard. Name it and
hit “Create”

9. Using Components
Select Window -> Components.
Click the “Select” Tab
Click the house icon
Click on “Component#1” and move
mouse into drawing plane
Click to place component
HOUSE

10. Right-click with selection tool to edit
Right click to edit component.
You can now draw on this
component, just as you did
before.
Note that other copies of the
component change with the
original!

11. Instancing

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Start with feet and inches template and draw this:

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29. Exploding components