Posted by RGB on Feb 03, 2023; 12:40am
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/MV-reference-point-tp5722448p5722451.html

Correct. That is what the ref. point (temporary 0,0) is supposed to do. However, with this version on Windows, the selected reference point temporarily moves to the origin. The target point is then located at the x,y value that you typed in or had selected.

Let's say you have a vertical line segment starting at 4,0. You want to make a copy of that line 5 units to the right (9,0). Type the mv command or the GUI Modify. Select the line. Hit the Enter key. Using endpoint snap, select the point of the original line at 4,0 for the reference point. Then type in 5,0 for the target point. The reference point temporarily becomes the origin (0,0) and the line segment moves to 5,0 (new reference point), instead of 9,0.