PLROT                                                              Menu: PLACE
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Places an external object in the model, with specified orientation, reflection
and optional scale.

         1.  (CHAR) file name to place (1-8 char.)
         2.  (Y/N) wish to scale the object?
      if `y' is entered in prompt 2:
         3.  (NUM) 3 scaling factors (x,y,z), <ENTER>-by two first pts.
      for all options:
         4.* (POINT) positioning point
         5.* (POINT) direction point, <ENTER>-new positioning pt.
         6.* (POINT) reflection point, <ENTER>-new direction pt.

Description

This command places an external object at a given positioning point in the
model, allowing you to control its orientation, scale, and reflection.

Enter the file name of the object to be placed (up to 8 characters).  State
whether you wish to scale the object or place it at its original scale.

If you select to scale the object, you may enter the scale for the x, y, and z
axes separately or press <ENTER> to scale the object proportionally using the
first two points, i.e., the positioning and direction point.  If you select to
scale the object in the x, y, and z axes separately, specify the 3 factors for
the x, y, and z.

Specify the positioning point.  The origin point of the object will be placed
at this point.

Pick the direction point on the same horizontal plane.

If you pressed <ENTER> to scale by the first two points, the direction point
determines both the orientation and the scaling factor, as follows: the x-axis
of the original object is oriented along the line connecting the positioning
point to the direction point.  A single scaling factor (for all axes) is
calculated by dividing the distance between the positioning point and the
direction point by the length of the original object in the x direction.

If the reply to the scaling prompt was negative, the direction point
determines only the orientation so that the x-axis of the original object is
oriented along the line connecting the positioning point to the direction
point.  The object is placed at its original scale.

A vertical reflection plane is defined by the line connecting the positioning
point and the direction point.  The reflection point determines on which side
of the reflection plane the object is created, allowing you to maintain the
original orientation or its reflected image.

This command is especially useful for placing two-dimensional symbols
in the drawing.

If the file is empty or if the file name does not exist in both your directory
and ARCALIB, you will be notified.  You may specify another file name, and all
other parameters will remain unchanged.

You are prompted to position additional instances of the same object until you
enter a new command.
