In the basic position of CAD all objects of the drawing can be selected by clicking (picking) to change them further.
When the mouse pointer moves onto an object that can be selected, it changes shape.
• Click with the left mouse button to select the respective object.
It is then surrounded by a dotted frame and can be modified.
If several objects are to be selected, a frame can be drawn over the objects.
• Position the mouse pointer, hold the left mouse button down, pull the frame over the selected objects and release the mouse pointer. All objects which are contained completely within the frame are then selected.
Note
When you hold down the <Shift> key all objects are picked which are even only touched by the frame.
Several objects can be selected one after the other
• Hold down the <Ctrl> or <Strg> key and click with the left mouse button on the objects you wish to pick. Every time a new object is selected, the previously selected objects remain active.
Inside the area of selected objects, the mouse pointer changes form and becomes a drag tool.
• Move the mouse pointer into the area of the selected objects, keep the left mouse button pressed and drag the objects into the required position.
Note
If the <Ctrl> or <Strg> key is pressed previously, a copy of the object is shifted.
Select (frame)
Select (accumulate)
Moving and copying objects
If selected objects are to be dragged into a drawing area, which is not visible on the screen, automatic scrolling of the drawing can be initiated.
• Move the mouse pointer to the edge (depending on the required scroll direction to the left, right, up or down) so that the shifting cursor is near the edge of the drawing and scrolling then starts in the respective direction.
Scrolling can also be initiated with the arrow keys.
Note
If the center button is activated on your mouse driver, it is possible to move the view in a zoom stage by pressing the center button and by moving the viewed area.
Selected objects can be modified in many ways.
They can be:
• aligned in various ways
• subjected to geometric operations (shifting, rotating, scaling, mirroring)
• adapted to existing drawing elements by shifting, stretching, flattening or distorting with the "Adjust" function.
• automatically generated several times with grid or circular duplication
• archived as icons in a library.
These modifications are normally possible in different ways:
• From the "Edit" menu (details in Section 4 "Edit menu")
• From the "Action" menu (details in Section 1.4 "User interface of CAD" > "Tool bar" and "Draw object tool bar")
• From the context menu.
Automatic scrolling
Modifying objects
If one or more objects have been picked, the context menu can be opened which contains the main editing functions.
Context menu
• Move the mouse pointer into the area of the selected object(s).
• Click the right mouse button. The context menu appears.
Context menu Fig. 4-15
The following actions can be performed in the context menu:
> Activate
Activates the transforming mode. This function can be used to modify the shape of objects, depending on their type, in various ways.
> Modify
Opens a list containing all modification options of the "Edit" menu such as alignment, shifting, rotating, scaling etc. Details on these functions are contained in the Section "Edit menu" > "Modify".
> Delete
The selceted object(s) will be deleted.
Note
Marked objects can also be deleted by pressing the <Del> key.
> Properties
Depending on the object type a properties window is opened in which the various settings can be made. Details are contained in Section 4.8 "Properties".
> Group
The picked objects are combined to a block. This block is auto-matically given a specific name which can be found in the
"Properties" window (see above).
> Select subset
A subset of the picked objects can be selected. This can for example be important if two lines are on top of one another and it is not otherwise possible to specify which line is meant.
> Upwards
Currently not available.
> Downwards
Currently not available.
> Dissolve
A block object has been picked. With the "Dissolve" function it is broken up into its individual elements. These individual elements can then also be picked. This also applies if hatching or a dimen-sion has been selected.
> Fill out
Picked objects can be filled out with this function. Details are contained in the Sections "Laser menu" and "Extras menu > "Hatch styles".
WARNING
During the step > Marking laser light is emitted from the lens.
Laser light can burn your skin and cause permanent damage to your eyes.
¾ If the laser protection cover is either open or missing, wear laser protection goggles with glasses which are suitable for the wavelength of the laser light.
¾ Never put your hand between the lens and the workpiece.
¾ Never look into the lens.
> Marking
Initiates a quick output of the existing drawing to the marking de-vice for test purposes.
If no object has been selected in the drawing, the entire drawing is marked. If objects have been selected, only these are output.