The menu times under Object are listed in the following table.
Menu Item |
Explanation |
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Click or drag to select objects.
See "Selecting
Objects" on p. 19. Double
click to edit objects. See the
"Object Properties Dialog Box" on
p. 49. |
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Click or drag to select individual vertices. See "Selecting Objects" on p. 19. |
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Drag to select objects. See
"Selecting
Objects" on p. 19. |
Edit Selected Object(s) |
Edit the properties of the
selected objects. See the "Object
Properties Dialog Box" on p. 49. |
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Create a point object. See
"Points" on p. 17 and the "Object Properties Dialog Box" on p. 49. |
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Create a line object. See
"Polylines" on
p. 18 and the
"Object Properties Dialog Box" on
p. 49. |
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Create a polygon object. See
"Polygons" on
p. 18 and the "Object Properties Dialog Box" on p. 49. |
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Create a line object whose
segments are parallel to the grid. See "Straight-Lines"
on p. 19
and
the "Object Properties Dialog Box"
on p. 49. |
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Create a rectangular polygon
object. See "Rectangles"
on p. 19 and
the "Object Properties Dialog
Box" on p. 49. |
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Insert a new vertex into the
selected object by clicking the location on the object where a new
vertex is desired. See "Editing Objects"
on p. 21. |
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Delete a segment from an object
by clicking on it. See "Editing Objects"
on p. 21. |
Rearrange Objects... |
Change the order of the objects.
See "Rearrange Objects Dialog Box"
on page 56. |
Search For Object... |
Search for objects based on the
data sets or boundary conditions they affect. See "Search for Objects
Dialog Box" on page 57. |
Show Selected Objects...
|
Display the Selected Objects
dialog box which shows which objects are selected. See "Selected
Objects Dialog Box" on page 57. |
Show or Hide Objects... |
Show or hide objects based on
the data sets or boundary conditions they affect or individually. See
"Show or Hide Objects Dialog Box" on
page 57. |
Select Objects by
Name... |
Select objects based on their
names. See "Select Objects by Name
Dialog Box" on page 59. |