SIMPLORER User Manual V6.0 - FER-a

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504 Symbol Editor
To place the elements exactly, you can display the grid and activate the Snap to grid function.
All elements will then automatically be aligned with the grid. The grid size itself, however,
cannot be changed.
16.2 Edit Functions
Through commands on the EDIT menu, symbols on the toolbar, or shortcut keys, all elements
of the model sheet can be deleted or copied and inserted at a new location on the sheet. These
functions always apply to selected elements.
Selecting Elements
Moving Elements
Edit Menu �
Symbol Function Toolbar Symbol and Description
Display Grid Displays the grid of the symbol sheet. The grid color is set in
VIEW>PROPERTIES.
Snap to Grid Aligns graphical elements to the grid.
When elements on the active level are selected, the object handles are visible (provided that
the option VIEW>OBJECT HANDLES is selected). Several elements can be selected simultaneously
by pressing the SHIFT key, or select all elements in an area by drawing a rectangle
around them. In addition, there are commands on the Edit menu to select elements from one
or more levels. Each selection can be cancelled by clicking anywhere on the sheet outside the
selection.
Place the mouse pointer in the yellow highlighted area and drag the selected components to
a new position. If the «Snap to grid» box in EDIT>SETTINGS is checked, all elements are
aligned with the grid.
Command Toolbar Symbol and Description
UNDO Cancels or reverses the last input or action.
REDO Restores an input or action.
CUT Removes the selection and places it on the clipboard.
COPY Copies the selected element to the clipboard.
PASTE Pastes data from the clipboard on the active level or in the original
level.
DELETE Deletes selected elements.