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Group Design Details: Trace

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Last updated: Sept 30, 2024
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Group Design Details

Group Design Details

  • Hold down the CTRL key and click on the desired elements to select the desired objects.

Select the Desired Objects

  • The Group Details section displays information about the selected group of objects.

Details about the Group Design

Design Group Details

Design Group Details

X and Y 

  • Displays the X and Y Coordinates of the Bounding Rectangle of the selected group of objects.

The X Position field is used to set or display the Horizontal position of the selected object in the Design Editor, Trace and the Cut Preview. 

The Y Position field is used to set or display the Vertical position of the selected object in the Design Editor, Trace and the Cut Preview. 

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

See: Control Points Definition

Width and Height 

If any Fragments are selected (unenclosed objects), the Width and Height fields are grayed out.

A Fragment is an object in Trace that is not enclosed, such as a series of Lines, Arcs, Curves, or if the design has been Exploded.

See: Fragment Properties in Trace

Objects