Using Components and Guidelines

The construction is composed of many different elements, which can be created as described before. However, it is possible to use often used or predefined elements as components in a construction, i.e. the respective elements need to be saved as components in the Components Flyout, so that they can be prompted whenever needed.

For this tutorial, a special components database, which entails only components used in this tutorial, is loaded. At the end, the original database is restored.

Click on the arrows in the graphic below to navigate in Tutorial 2.

Summary

•	Components, with the Drag&Drop function, can be moved and inserted into the preview of the Components Flyout as well as into the application window.

•	While moving an object with the mouse, the reference point is used to capture other objects, grids, or guidelines. The reference point is symbolized with a small black circle. Snap functions are activated or deactivated with the menu command Arrange .

•	While adjusting the position of an object with the keyboard (cf. Select, Move, Scale tool) the x- and y- coordinates indicate the position of the reference point .

•	The order and visibility of objects are taken into account when calculated. The order of the selected domain can be adjusted in the menu Arrange.

•	A rectangular domain is defined with two mouse clicks of the Rectangular Domain tool. The corner points are captured with active snap functions (Grid , Guidelines and Objects , cf. menu Arrange).

•	A polygon domain is defined with the Polygon Domain tool. The corner points are captured with active snap functions (Grid , Guidelines and Objects , c.f menu Arrange).

•	The coordinate origin can be adjusted by clicking on the icon in the upper left hand corner of both rulers and by moving the mouse in direction of the new origin and by then letting go of the mouse.

•	Guidelines can be defined in a special Options dialog window .

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