SIMPLORER User Manual V6.0 - FER-a

SIMPLORER 6.0 — Manual 345
11.2 Modifying the Representation and Displays of the Model Sheet
In addition to the simulation model itself you can add drawing elements and text to document
the model. With special text macros system information as date and document name can be
inserted directly on the sheet. All graphical elements and component displays have their own
property dialog where colors, line, and fill styles are defined.
Drawing elements and component displays can be aligned and moved independent of the
component grid. The ELEMENT>MOVE UP and MOVE DOWN commands move drawing elements
into the foreground or background. So you can change the sequence of them later.
Most of the property dialogs have a «Use as Default» option. If the box is checked, all settings
of this dialog are applied for all new identical element types placed on the sheet. If the option
«For All» is selected, the active settings of the dialog are applied for all identical element
types on the sheet.
11.2.1 Using Standard Edit Commands
Through commands in the EDIT menu, symbols in the toolbar, or hot keys, all components and
elements of the model sheet can be deleted or copied and inserted at a new location on the
sheet. These commands always apply to selected elements.
Selecting Elements
Moving Elements
Elements (SIMPLORER components, connections, names, graphic objects, text) are selected
by clicking them with the mouse. A selected element is highlighted with a red outline. Several
elements can be selected simultaneously by pressing the SHIFT key. To select an unfilled
element you must click the ouline of the element.
All elements in an area can be selected by drawing a rectangle around the area. Place the
mouse pointer at any corner of the area you want to select. Press and hold the mouse button
and drag the cursor to the opposite corner. If you press, in addition, the SHIFT key, all of the
rectangle touched elements are add to the selection. Otherwise, only the complete enclosed
elements are selected.
Remove the selection by clicking anywhere on the sheet outside the selection.
Place the mouse pointer in the highlighted area, and drag the selected elements with pressed
mouse button to a new position. All relations between the elements are kept.
Moving Elements with Arrow Keys
Selected sheet elements can be moved step-by-step to the left, right, up, or down using the
arrow keys. If you press, in addition, the CTRL key, the visible area is scrolled in the window.