PARALLEL

Purpose:

The parallel way to transform enables the user to both rotate and translate a selected graphic entity in a single combined action. The user selects first a segment of the graphic entity and then another segment or line to which the selected segment of the graphic entity is to be made parallel to. The offset distance, in either positive or negative directions, from the second segment is then input from the keyboard, in response to a table that the system presents to the user. The graphic entity is then translated to the new position and located so that the line between the two pivot points will be perpendicular to the segments.