Manipulate Components (Delete, Move, Center, Copy, Array)

It is important to know how to move, copy and delete components. The following manipulations can be found in the right click menu while in the Elevation view.

DELETE (Right Click > Delete OR Delete All)

Used to delete specific components, or all components, within a design zone.

DELETE: Delete one component at a time.

DELETE ALL: Delete all components (and parts) from a design zone.

GIF - Click to Zoom

MOVE / PUSH (Right Click > Move)

Users can change the position of a component after initially placing it, but it can only move to an available space in a design zone.

If users accidentally overlap an existing component, a red warning X appears and either component needs to be adjusted.

MOVE: Moves a single component to any available space in the current design zone. A component can also be moved by double clicking on it. Be aware that parts may get in the way, which would result in moving the part instead.

PUSH LEFT or PUSH RIGHT: “Pushes” a component as far left or right as it can go before encountering another component, wall or obstacle. If there are multiple components together, it will move them all if selecting and pushing from the furthest component.

When moving a component, regardless of the method, you can manually place the component where desired or manually type in the offsets after left clicking to place (how far away from the wall the component will sit).

CENTER (Right Click > Center)

Components can be centered either on the wall or between existing components/obstacles. A single component, or a group of components, will always center within the available space.

CENTER: Centers a single component in the space that is available. If there are multiple components, it separates the selected component and moves it into the available space. If this happens, components can be put back together by using Move.

CENTER ALL: Centers multiple components in the available space.

COPY / PASTE (Right Click > Copy OR Dynamic Copy OR Paste)

The Copy feature allows the user to make an exact copy of a component which can be pasted into the design zone. This makes an exact copy of the original component - Meaning it may be missing partitions if it was sharing with other components.

Right click on the component and select Copy, then right click on an empty section of design zone and right click to select Paste.

You can also paste a copied component onto a different wall or DZ.

If the copied component has both partitions and Auto Partitions is enabled, the pasted component will share a partition with an existing component if the curser is in the bottom half copy while placing. If a double par is needed, move the curser towards the top of the component before placing, and a second partition will be added instead of sharing one.

DYNAMIC COPY: The Dynamic Copy feature allows the user to copy AND paste a duplicate component with just one click. It is helpful to quickly place a copy within the same design zone as the original. This is a “smart” way to Copy versus the feature mentioned above.

Using this method, the copied component will automatically add any missing partitions. It will share partitions if it is pasted directly next to another component, or it will add a partition if it is pulled away from the original component.

Before left clicking to place a dynamic copy, note the location of the cursor. If the curser is towards the middle of the pasted component, it will share partitions. If the curser is towards the top or bottom it will double par.

Dynamic copy can also be used to quickly replace an existing component. The copy will override and replace any existing parts. It is an easy way to switch components.

ARRAY (Right Click > Array)

The Array tool is used to copy a component across the design zone in two different ways. Its functionality changes depending on the location of the curser once the tool is selected.

In the top half of the component, the array feature will make an exact copy of the selected component, maintaining its original width. Scroll the mouse wheel to add additional copies of the component, all with the same width.

Array will copy as many that will fit across. This may result in a gap at the far end of the design zone if there isn’t enough room to fit another whole component. To balance the gap, use the Center All feature, or AutoFit the last component to fill the gap, as shown in the GIF above.

If the cursor is in the bottom half of the component, the Array feature will auto-fit and fill the entire available space in the design zone, and scrolling the mouse wheel will split the copy into multiple components. These components will be of equal width, filling the entire open space (rounding to the nearest 0.125 of an inch).

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