Section editor context menu

When editing a primitive, selecting Edit Shape from the context menu activates the section editor of the shape. You can then right-click the view to access the following tools.

Point tools

You can use the following tools when you have selected a control point or line segment, except Param point only works for control points.

Command Shortcut Description

Select point

Space

Selects the control point or line handle that is nearest to the cursor. Then you can select some other tool to use it on the selected item.

If Multiselect points is enabled, you can select more than one control point.

Move point

J

Allows moving the selected control points or line segment.

Param point

P

Opens a dialog for defining parameters for the selected control point.

Delete point

Del

Deletes the selected control points or line segment.

Rounding tool

You can use the following tool when you have selected a corner point.

Command Shortcut Description

Rounding

Alt+R

Opens the Select Rounding dialog for adding rounding to the selected corner or to remove an existing rounding. For details, see Editing a section.

Line tools

You can use the following tools when you have selected a control point or line segment.

Command Shortcut Description

Add point to line

Ins

Inserts a control point to the center of the selected line.

Line -> arc

L

Converts the selected line into an arc. You are prompted to select the direction of the curve.

Line -> bezier

I

Converts the selected line into a Bézier curve and insert two control points for changing the shape of the curve.

Open line

O

Creates a gap in the plate's contour by removing the selected line segment, after which you can pick one or more new control points and press Enter to close the contour again.

Hole tools

You can use the following tools to define holes in the plate.

Command Shortcut Description

New hole

N

Creates a new hole. For details, see Defining holes.

Move hole

M

Moves the selected hole to the current location of the cursor.

Copy hole

C

Makes a copy of the selected hole and places the new hole at the current location of the cursor.

Set hole Origin

Shift+M

Opens the Parameterize dialog for defining the origin (U, V) of the selected hole.

Delete hole

Shift+K

Deletes the selected hole.

Other tools and options

Command Shortcut Description

Edit shape

Shift+O

Opens the Parameterize dialog for editing the parameters of a Standard Shape.

Multiselect points

T

When this option is enabled, you can select several control points, one by one, and then use a tool such as Move point on the selected points.

Ortho on/off

F8

When this option is enabled, points and lines can only be moved in U or V direction.

If the option is enabled and you select the midpoint of a line, you can only move the line forward (extend the section) or backward (shorten the section).

If the option is disabled and you select the midpoint of a line, you can move the line in any direction, which can rotate the section or change its shape.

Navigate > Move to nearest grid point

F6

Moves the cursor to the nearest grid point.

Navigate > Grid on/off

F7

Shows or hides the grid. The grid can be customized in the settings.

Navigate > Snap on/off

F9

Enables or disables the snapping. The snap distance can be defined in the settings.

Navigate > Grid & Snap settings

F10

Opens the Snap and Grid dialog for defining the snap and grid settings. See Defining snap and grid settings.

Undo

U

Use this command to undo previous actions, one at a time.

Redo

Shift+U

Use this command to redo previously undone actions, one at a time.

Done

Enter

Accepts the changes and closes the editor.

Cancel

Esc

Cancels the changes and closes the editor.