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[TonyRichardson]

I have designed a shed, separate from the main house, and would like to move the shed to another position on the site. Instead of building it all from scratch again, is there a way that I can select all components of the shed (e.g. walls, roof, floors, doors etc) and move them all in one step to another location? [HDpro 2014]

[solver]

Edit>Edit Area

 

I'd choose All Floors

[TonyRichardson]

Having chosen Edit>Edit Area>All Floors, what do I then do to select all components of the shed (to move elsewhere)?

 

[solver]

Edit Area can work several ways.

 

1) Edit>Edit Area (All Floors)

 

Marquee (click and drag) a rectangle around what you want to select.

 

2) Draw a CAD Box (closed polyline) around what you want to move, delete etc. This may be then be shaped as needed -- made L shaped, segments changed to a curve, etc.

 

Select this polyline, then Edit>Edit Area (All Floors).

 

Edit Area will use your polyline as its selection, and you may modify it further before initiating an action on the selected area.

[TonyRichardson]

Thank you Solver; first method works like a charm.

[TonyRichardson]

Having moved everything as a selection, is there a way to rotate everything as a block once it is in place?

[solver]

There is a rotation handle when something is selected.

 

Transform/Replicate will also rotate a selection.

[TonyRichardson]

That's what I was expecting to see. But it was "hidden" among others items on screen. I can see it now. Doh!