Edit Drawing

Use the 2D-Tools mode to edit the elements of the drawing and the markups, texts and pictures added with 3D-Tool.

The Edit drawing tool is located in the Tools group of the 2D-Mode.

 Select

Delete Selection

Change Color Of Selection

Move Selection

Scale Selection

Change Text Element

 Select

Click  Select or press and hold the [Shift] key on your keyboard. The cursor changes to a cross hair. Now you can select any element in the display. This can be elements of the drawing as well as 3D-Tool dimensions and markups.

  • Click on an element and the element will be highlighted and added to the selection.
  • Click on the drawing, hold down the mouse button, and move the marquee select across the wanted elements. Release the mouse button.  All elements that are totally or partially covered by the marquee rectangle are highlighted and added to the selection.

To remove a selection, click Deselect.

Delete Selection

Delete the selected elements.

Change Color Of Selection

Choose a new color for the selected elements.

If nothing is selected, but there is a layer of the drawing selected in the layer list, you will be asked if you want to change the color of the complete layer.

Move Selection

Move the selected elements.

Click on the drawing, hold down the mouse button, and move the selection to the wanted position.

If nothing is selected, you will be asked if you want to move the origin of the drawing to the coordinates (0,0).

Scale Selection

Scale the selected elements.

Select the scale to be used:

  • inch => mm.
  • mm => inch.
  • Custom: Enter a scale.

If nothing is selected, you will be asked whether or not you want to scale the whole drawing.

 Change Text Element

Edit a text element of the drawing.

If  there is no text element selected yet (see above  Select) click on a text element of the drawing.

If a text element is selected a small input box will be displayed in the right info panel to edit the text.

  • Click  OK to apply your changes.
  • Click Cancel to leave the text as it is.

Notes

  • Text markups/s added using 3D-Tool cannot be edited with this function.
  • Text made up of curves or text imported as curves cannot be edited.