Moving Components

Objects can easily be moved in the drawing area.

Follow these steps to move an object:

1. Select the object you wish to move.
2. Click and drag the selected object with the left mouse button. Release the mouse button when the objects have been moved to the desired location.

You can also move objects with one of the four arrow keys on your keyboard.

Movement Aid

When moving objects, dotted lines make it easier to move them in straight lines without having to resort to tools. This aid is triggered automatically when moving objects horizontally or vertically in a straight line. It can also be triggered with the four arrow keys.

When the aid is active, it displays as a dotted pink line. When not moving objects at a 90° angle, you will see a dotted gray line to indicate the origin of the object being moved. With the aid active, it is also possible to enter the exact value for the distance you wish to move the objects in the green quick properties box.

                                                                   
Aid active                                                                                            Aid inactive

Removing Components

There are different options for removing objects from the drawing area:

• Select objects and press Delete on the keyboard.

• Use the Remover tool , available from the toolbar in both the 2D and 3D views, to click objects that you want to remove. You can also click-and-drag to draw a rectangle around the objects to delete.
  
  
  • Drawing from left to right produces a rectangle with dashed lines that removes all objects that it touches or covers:
    
  • Drawing from right to left produces a rectangle with solid lines that only removes objects that are fully enclosed within the rectangle:
    
  • Press the Space bar to toggle between Partial and Enclosed in the green quick properties box. This will reverse right > left and left > right as defined above.
• Use the Revert feature in the File menu. The Revert feature removes all components and modifications since last time the drawing was saved.