Stretch

Change objects size in either X or Y direction
Work with crossing or cross-polygon selection only
Circle, ellipse and block cannot be stretch.

Home tab > Modify panel > Stretch

Cross-select the walls and door
Press [Enter]

Pick a base point

Pick second point

Objects crossing by selection box are stretch
Objects within the selection box are move

Fillet Chamfer Blend Curves

Fillet

Rounds and fillets the edges of objects

Home tab > Modify panel > Fillet

Click Radius

Enter 40
Presss [Enter]

Select first object

Hover over second object to preview the result

The corner round as specified

Array

Create copies of selected objects to be arranged in a pattern called an array

Rectangular Array

Distributes object copies into any combination of rows and columns and level.

Home tab > Modify panel > Rectangular Array

Cross-select the objects to array
Press [Enter]

By default, AutoCAD array 3 rows and 4 columns.

Make sure Associative is turn ON (Blue)
Change the number of columns as need
Specify the spacing between columns

Objects array as specified

Home tab > Modify panel > Rectangular Array

Cross-select objects on right side in the room
Press [Enter]

By default, AutoCAD array objects in top-right direction.

Enter negative (-) spacing to array in the opposite direction

Objects array in the opposite direction as specified

Press [Enter] to end it

Block

Creating Block

Creating block definition from the existing objects
Objects must be complicated and common items
Block must create on '0' layer if need to inherit properties from the insert layer

Draw the above objects: Basin, Door, Gate.

Objects Retain Option

Home tab > Block panel > Create

Name: Basin_K
Base point: Pick point

Pick a base point on Objects Basin

Objects: Retain
Behavior: Allow exploding
Description: Basin for kitchen
Click Select Objects

Cross-select all objects of basin
Press [Enter]

An image for block basin displayed beside the block name
Click OK

A block definition named Basin is created
The existing objects retain as individual

Insert Block

Blocks can be place in the drawing by Insert command

Set the current layer

Home tab > Block panel > Insert - More Options

Block name: Basin_K

Insert point: Specify on-screen

Scale: Uncheck Uniform Scale, X: 1.2

Rotation Angle: 180

Click OK

Insert the basin in the left restroom

Dynamic Block

Block can be scale, but cannot be stretch.

Dynamic blocks can be changed dynamically:

• Legthen/ Shorten
• Move
• Rotate
• Flip Align
• List options (Size, number, view displayed)

Toilet set with flip and move functions, options of different views.

View tab > Palettes panel > Tool Palettes

Select Architectural tab

Set current layer to Door_Restroom

Click Door - Metric icon

Place it 50 away from the left column of the kitchen restroom by Object Snap Tracking

Make the triangle-grip hot to shorten door width to 700

Click arrow-grip to flip the door down

Click list-grip and select Open 60

Door open at 60 degrees