Alibre Design

Chapter 12 - Drawings12.3.6 Drawing Selection FiltersBy default, you can select any item in a drawing. When you move the cursor over an item in thework area, the item is highlighted. You can select the following items individually in a drawingworkspace:• Parts• Part edges and vertices• Dimensions• Sketches• Annotations• Redlines• ViewsAs you work in a drawing workspace, you may find it advantageous to select a certain group orgroups of items as opposed to all items. In this case, you can apply selection filters and specifywhich item groups you want to select.‣ To use selection filters:On the Filters toolbar (illustrate below), select the tools corresponding to the item groups you wantto be able to select. A filter is applied when the corresponding tool is in the pressed state.In this example, the Views, Annotations, and Dimension filters are on. Consequently, only itemsin these groups can be selected in the work area. Additionally, when you move the cursor in a view,only the view and any corresponding dimensions and annotations will be highlighted.You can also access and apply Selection Filters from the Tools menu. If a check mark isdisplayed next to a filter, the filter is currently being applied.12.3.7 Moving Views on the SheetAfter initially placing the views, you can re-position views on the sheet as necessary. Note that thestandard views are initially aligned. Moving the front view will cause related standard views to move.You can break the view alignment if necessary.‣ To move a view:1. Select the View selection filter if it is not already being applied.330