Setting

Description

Scale - Used to resize an element(s).

Rotate - Used to rotate an element(s). Elements can be rotated individually, as a selected group, or within a fence.

Mirror - Used to mirror an element(s).

Array - Used to copy an element(s) many times to create a linear array.

Align Elements by Edge - Used to copy an element(s) many times to create a linear array.

Stretch - Used to stretch fence contents, which are defined by a fence. The fence can be an existing fence, or you can define a new rectangular (only) fence with this tool.

Modify Element - Used to modify elements by changing their shape.

Break Element - Used to break an element.

Extend Line - Used to extend or shorten a line or an end segment of a line string or multi-line.

Trim to Intersection - Used to extend and/or shorten two elements of any element type to their intersection.

Trim to Element - Used to extend or shorten one or more lines, line strings, arcs, shapes, complex shapes, or multi-lines to their intersection with another element.

Trim Multiple - Used to trim, extend, or trim and extend elements to their intersection with one or more cutting elements.

Construct Circular Fillet - Used to construct a circular fillet (arc) between two elements (lines, line strings, circular arcs, circles, or shapes), two segments of a line string, or two sides of a shape.

Construct Parabolic Fillet - Used to construct a parabolic fillet (curve element) between two lines.

Construct Chamfer - Used to construct a chamfer between either two lines or adjacent segments of a line string or shape.

Insert Vertex - Used to insert vertices in elements.

Delete Vertex - Used to do delete vertices from elements.

Place SmartLine - Used to place a chain of connected line segments and arc segments as individual elements or as a single line string, shape, circle, complex chain, or complex shape element.

Place Line - Used to place or construct a line.

Place Arc - Used to place a circular arc. Arcs can be placed clockwise or counterclockwise.

Construct Circular Fillet - Used to construct a circular fillet (arc) between two elements (lines, line strings, circular arcs, circles, or shapes), two segments of a line string, or two sides of a shape.

Construct Parabolic Fillet - Used to construct a parabolic fillet (curve element) between two lines.

Construct Chamfer - Used to construct a chamfer between either two lines or adjacent segments of a line string or shape.

Modify Arc Angle - Used to extend or shorten the length (sweep angle) of an arc.

Modify Arc Radius - Used to modify the radius, sweep angle, and center of a circular arc. The endpoints do not move.

Construct Angle Bisector - Used to construct a line that bisects an angle defined by three data points.

Construct Minimum Distance Line - Used to construct a line between two elements at their closest points.

Construct Line at Active Angle - Used to construct a line that intersects a line segment (line or segment of a line string or shape) at the Active Angle.

Measure Distance - Used to measure distance. The coordinates are always reported from the active model and not from a reference file attachment.

Measure Angle - Used to measure the angle between two lines or segments of a line string, shape, or multi-line. If the selected lines do not intersect, an intersection point is computed to serve as the vertex of the measured angle.

Measure Length - Used to measure the length of an element(s) and analyze mass properties. For a closed element or a surface, the length of the perimeter or wireframe geometry is measured.

Measure Area - Used to measure area and perimeter.

Measure Volume - (3D only) Used to measure the volume enclosed by an element or a set of elements and to analyze mass properties. The element(s) must completely enclose a volume; if a volume is not enclosed, a message appears in the status bar.

Change Element Attributes - Used to change selected attributes of an element(s). Change Element Attributes tool settings are used to specify the new attribute settings.

SmartMatch - Used to change all active element attribute settings, including those specific to particular element types, so they match the attributes of an element in the design. When a cell is matched, the active scale factors and Active Cell are also matched.

Match Element Attributes - Used to change the active element attribute settings so they match the attributes of an element in the design.

Change to Active Area - Used to change the area attribute of a closed element(s) (shapes, ellipses, or complex shapes, or B-spline curves) to the Active Area.

Change Element Fill Type - Used to change a closed element (shape, ellipse, or complex shape, or B-spline curve) to the Active Fill Type.

Modify Line Style Attributes - Used to modify the line style attributes of an element with a custom line style. You can enter a value for the attribute, or modify it graphically. The icon bar contains options for setting the type of custom line style attribute to modify.

Place Block - Used to place a block (rectangular shape).

Place Shape - Used to place a polygonal shape by entering a series of data points to define the vertices.

Place Orthogonal Shape - Used to place a non-rectangular shape in which each segment is either perpendicular or parallel to all other segments.

Place Regular Polygon - Used to place a regular polygon - a shape with 3-4999 equal length sides and equal angles at each vertex.

Place Circle - Used to place a circle.

Place Ellipse - Used to place an ellipse.

Drop Element - Used to break up an element(s) into simpler components. Tool settings are used to specify the element types on which the tool operates.

Drop Complex Status - Used to break up a complex element (cell, complex chain, complex shape, text node, surface, or solid) into its components. The components can then be manipulated individually.

Create Complex Chain - Used to create a complex chain - an open complex element that is formed from a series of open elements (lines, line strings, arcs, and curves, and open B-spline curves) that can be manipulated as if it were a single primitive element. The resulting complex chain takes on the active element attributes regardless of the attributes of the component elements.

Create Complex Shape - Used to create a complex shape (a closed complex element that can be manipulated as if it were one primitive element) from a series of open planar elements (lines, line strings, arcs, and curves, and open B-spline curves). The resulting complex shape takes on the active element attributes regardless of the attributes of the component elements.

Create Region - Used to create a complex shape which is a closed complex element that can be manipulated as if it were a single primitive element.

Add to Graphic Group - Used to create and add to groups of elements (graphic groups).

Drop From Graphic Group - Used to remove elements from groups.

Group Hole - Used to select a solid element and the hole elements to be associated with the solid.

Hatch Area - Used to hatch an area. Elements used to define the area to be hatched can be in the active model, or in references.

Crosshatch Area - Used to crosshatch an area. Elements used to define the area to be crosshatched can be in the active model, or in references.

Pattern Area - Used to pattern an area by tiling the active pattern cell or AutoCAD pattern. Elements used to define the area to be patterned can be in the active file, or in references.

Match Pattern Attributes - Used to set the active pattern settings (Angle, Scale, and Spacing) to match the attributes of a pattern element in the DGN file.

Change Pattern - Used to change an existing pattern to match the current attributes and/or pattern parameters, redefine the intersection point of the patterning or re-flood the area.

Delete Pattern - Used to delete patterning.

Place Text - Used to place a text element(s).

Place Note - Used to place lines of text with a leader line and arrow, or a callout without a leader.

Place Label - Used to place labels.

Match Attributes - Used to set the active text settings (such as Justification, Font, Line Spacing Type, Underline, Slant Angle, and Inter Character Spacing) the same as the corresponding attributes of text in the design.

Change Attributes - Used to change selected text-specific element attributes of a text or tag element(s). Tool settings controls are used to specify the new attribute settings.

Dimension Linear - Used to dimension the linear distance between two points (length).

Dimension Element - Used to dimension an element (linear or circular).Associations can be made to these elements, as well as to components of complex elements and elements that are part of a shared or unshared cell .

Dimension Angular - Used to dimension angles. Each dimension (except the first) is computed from the endpoint of the previous dimension.

Dimension Ordinates - Used to label distances along an axis from an origin (datum) along the ordinate axis (the line along which the distances are measured).

Match Dimension Attributes - Used to set the active dimension settings to the dimension attributes of a dimension element.

Change Dimension - Used to change a dimension element to the active dimension attributes.