Creating mask

Dear all,

I'm busy with something rather basic, but I'm new in Autocad. I want to make a mask for photolithography with lots of figures that have lots of similarities.

Therefore i would like to make one pattern and change afterwards some lengths etc. and that everything keeps in the same format. I found the wionderfull option of constraints. However my polylines consist of different point and if I try to fix a length only one particular point moves. Is there an option that I can give the closed polyline one particular point that the whole structure just moves without changing in shape?

I use Autocad 2010.

Thank you very much!!

Would the Lock button help (called "Fix")?

maybe attach the file if that didn't solve the issue.

No, this doesn't help. To make clear: I only want to bring different segments to one group and that I have one specific point that I can use to drag the whole structure.

It almost sounds like you want to drag this closed polyline by a baspoint (kind of like a block).

It almost sounds like you want to drag this closed polyline by a baspoint (kind of like a block).

Yes! You got it Do you know how to it?

Of course a bit looking around was enough, i got it! Thank you very much for your help.

You can also use GROUP.

group in fact doesnt work, because the points on the polyline can be moves seperately.

group in fact doesnt work, because the points on the polyline can be moves seperately.

I stand corrected, I did not understand your problem when I read through it the first time.

Of course a bit looking around was enough, i got it! Thank you very much for your help.

You're welcomed?

OK, I just have to ask. What did I do to help? It's a mystery to me.

While I'm here I have another interesting question. I make this mask and vary over a lot of figures one variable a lot of times. It would be nice if I can specify this variable in the right corner and can display it so directly on the mask and can change it this way fast. With other words, can I make a value far away from the constraint that specifies this value.

You're welcomed?

 

OK, I just have to ask. What did I do to help? It's a mystery to me.

You said "It almost sounds like you want to drag this closed polyline by a baspoint (kind of like a block).". I found the block function and the basepoint option and that was the solution!

While I'm here I have another interesting question. I make this mask and vary over a lot of figures one variable a lot of times. It would be nice if I can specify this variable in the right corner and can display it so directly on the mask and can change it this way fast. With other words, can I make a value far away from the constraint that specifies this value.

Check out FIELD?