Object Handlers in ACAD and Turbocad

[DigitalEra]

Hello,

 

I use Acad and Turbocad selectively. I can't find a way to enable Acad to have object handlers to move and rotate objects. Is there a setting that I can enable to turn this feature on in Acad? I like this feature in Turbocad, but like to have in Acad.

 

If anyone can help, I'd appreciate it.

 

Thanks

Edited October 12, 2012 by DigitalEra

[iainlines]

Right click on any of your toolbars then tick/check 'modify'. This will give you the modify toolbar with move, copy, rotate, array etc etc

[DigitalEra]

Thanks for getting back. I'm looking for the rectangular handles that surround the object, just like a MS Word handles.

 

 

Any suggestions?

[Dadgad]

Welcome to the forum.

If you are expecting Autocad to supply grips indicating the constraining box, as shown in your first image?

That will not happen with a circle displayed in Autocad. The only grips which are available for a circle (which is not a block entity)

are center and quadrants, as shown in the modelspace image.

Edited October 14, 2012 by Dadgad

[pendean]

You answered your own questions with your own screenshots: ALL AutoCAD grips appear at only the AutoCAD object snap pints of the AutoCAD object entity types selected.The is no bounding-box option.

[ReMark]

DE: What's the advantage of rectangular handles? Would they appear around every object that is created?

[paisis123]

You could in theory make a circle then turn it into a block and add more grips? I have no idea. just a thought.

[DigitalEra]

Thanks for the responses. The advantage of having handles is that at anytime, I know the virtual center of an object(s), like a polygon or groups of objects. I know the center of a group when I want to move it as well. Acad does't indicate the center of a group of objects when selected. I have to choose a grip point on one object from the many in the same set, but with the virtual center of a group of objects, it makes it a lot easier, and I can easily change the reference grip easily.