Working with Objects

Here's everything you can do with objects — symbols, graphical shapes, and text — in your drawing.

Selecting an Object

Click any object with the left mouse button to select it. To select multiple objects:

Hold Ctrl + Shift and click each object one by one.
Click and drag from the top-left to the bottom-right corner to select everything within a rectangular area.

Cloning an Object

Hold Ctrl, drag the object with the mouse, and release. A copy appears at the new location — quick and easy.

Rotating Objects

You can rotate symbols, images, and standalone text in several ways:

Use the menu command Object - Rotate.
Click the toolbar icons: .
Type an exact angle in the Properties panel. Enter angles in tenths of degrees (e.g., for 30° enter 300).
Drag the round handle on the object. Angles snap to 15° increments by default — hold Shift to rotate freely.

Flipping Objects

Flip symbols and some graphical shapes horizontally or vertically:

Menu: Object - Flip Horizontally or Flip Vertically.
Toolbar icons: .

Deleting Objects

Select the object (by clicking or via the Explorer panel) and press Delete.

Adjusting Line Appearance

Double-click a line to open the Properties panel, where you can change the contour thickness and line type.

Aligning Objects

Use View - Align to line up symbols, text, and graphical shapes. Select at least two objects first — alignment is based on the first object you selected.

Changing Layer Order

Right-click an object to access stacking order commands:

Move Forward
Move More Forward
Move More Backward
Move Backward

Operation Availability

Not every operation works with every object type. Here's a quick reference:

	Symbols	Graphical Shapes	Texts	Groups of Symbols
Rotating	Yes	Only rectangles and ellipses	Yes (single-line text only)	No
Flipping	Yes	Lines, curves, and polygons	No	Yes
Aligning	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Layer Order Adjustment	Yes	Yes	Yes	No