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Place Active Cell

Used to place the Active Cell.

The Active Level is set in the Attributes ribbon group.

You can access this tool from the following:

  • Ribbon: Drawing > Home > Placement > Cells split button
  • Ribbon: Drawing > Annotate > Cells > More split button
  • Ribbon: Modeling > Content > Cells
  • Toolbox: Cells


SettingDescription
Active Cell Can be keyed-in here or set in the Cell Library dialog ( Drawing > Annotate > Cells dialog launcher).
Browse Cells Opens the Cell Library dialog to let you select an active cell.
Active Angle Sets the angle by which the cell is rotated, if Interactive is off, or if Interactive is on and Scale Only is selected.
X Scale Sets the horizontal scale factor (along the cell’s x-axis).
Y Scale Sets the vertical scale factor (along the cell’s y-axis).
Z Scale (3D only) Sets the depth scale factor (along the cell’s z-axis).
Annotation Scale Lock (Applies only to cells that have Can be placed as an annotation cell enabled in their Model Properties.) If on, the current annotation scale is applied to the cell. Later, if the annotation scale is modified, the new scale is automatically applied to previously placed annotation cells .
Place as Shared Cell If on, cells are placed as shared cells and the shared cell definition is stored in the active file.
True Scale If on, cells that were created in a model with different units from those of the active model are scaled to adjust them to the units of the active model.
Mirror If on, when you place a cell you can mirror it about the horizontal axis, about the vertical axis, or about both the horizontal and vertical axes by selecting one of these options from the list box.


From left: Mirror off, Mirror Horizontal, Mirror Vertical, Mirror Both

Interactive If on, the cell's scale, rotation angle, or both scale and rotation are defined graphically by data points.
  • Rotate and Scale — If on, both the scale and rotation angle are defined graphically by data points.
  • Rotate Only — If on, the rotation angle is defined by placing a data point. The scale is defined in the X Scale, Y Scale, and Z Scale text boxes.
  • Scale Only — If on, the scale is defined by placing a data point. The rotation angle is defined in the Active Angle text box.
Flatten If on, 3D cells can be flattened, or projected, on to one of the standard view projections — Top, Front, Right, Isometric, Bottom, Back, Left, Right Isometric — which is selected from the option menu. Lets you place a view of a 3D cell into a 2D model.
Multi-line Offsets If on, applies the active scale to multi-line offsets. If off, the active scale is not applied. This setting does not affect multi-line offsets in shared cells; elements in shared cells always scale. This setting is also available in the Scale tool.
Dimension Values If on, applies the active scale to dimension values. If off, the active scale is not applied. This setting does not affect dimension values in shared cells; elements in shared cells always scale. This setting is also available in the Scale tool.
Annotations If on, applies the active scale to elements that are scaled by annotation scale. If off, the active scale is not applied. This setting does not affect annotations in shared cells; elements in shared cells always scale. This setting is also available in the Scale tool.
Association If on, lets you associate cells to elements in the model.
Key-in: PLACE CELL ICON
Note: Regarding X, Y, Z scale factor: If a scale factor is between 0–1 (for example, 0.25), the size is decreased. If a scale factor is 1, the size is unchanged from the cell definition. If a scale factor is greater than 1, the size is increased.