ShopReady Draft 2D · 49 s · narrated, with captions
Move, Copy, Rotate, Mirror, Scale: one pattern into a symmetric plate
One hinge hole pattern (a cup and two screw holes) is turned 90 degrees about its own center, moved onto a center mark, copied to two more marks, and mirrored across the plate's center line; then the hand hole is scaled up by 1.5. Every point is snapped and every number typed, so nothing is placed by eye.
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Clip · 47 sStretch a cabinet, and lock the size of the hardware
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Clip · 43 sTrim, Extend and Join: three shapes into one outline
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