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Resizing the Design

  • Click on one of the Bounding Rectangle Control points and drag the mouse to resize the design.

  • The opening is resized.

 Bounding Rectangle Definition

The Bounding Rectangle is a dotted or invisible rectangle that encompasses the outermost boundaries of the selected object(s) in Designer and Trace, and includes Control Points which can be used to edit the object.

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See: Control Points Definition

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  • Optionally, enter a new size in the Width and Height fields.

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Altering the Design

  • Click on one of the Control Points and drag the mouse to alter the design.

  • The opening is adjusted.

 Control Points Definition

Control Points in Trace are displayed as colored Dots on the Segments that make up the Object. Beginning/End Points are Blue and Center Points are Green. These can be toggled on/off in the Options menu.

Moving these Control Points will change the shape of the element being moved.

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Manually Rotate Around a Center Point

  • Select a single object.

  • Hold down the Alt key and move the cursor to the edge of the object until you get the Rotation Control Point icon, which is a Rounded Arrow.

  • Click and drag the mouse to Rotate the object around the center point.

  • Release the mouse to place the object.

 Manually Rotating an Object

Hold the Alt key and click the edge of the object and drag the mouse to Rotate the object around its center point.

Move cursor Up to rotate Clockwise.

Move cursor Down to rotate Counter-clockwise.

The degrees of rotation is displayed.

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