Modifying objects directly

Allplan offers a wide number of options for editing existing design entities. The most important editing options found on the menus and toolbars can also be accessed straight from the elements. Using direct object modification, you can move, rotate, mirror and copy elements immediately after you have selected them. In addition, you can modify the element geometry and change other object-specific properties.

Basically, you need to differentiate between two different objectives: first you want to edit an element in its entirety, for example, move, rotate, mirror or copy the entire element, which means that the element itself remains unchanged. Second you want to edit an element individually, for example, resize it, which means that its geometry and/or properties change.

Whichever approach you take, the benefits are the same:

• The options provided by direct object modification make sure that the most important edit tools are always close at hand.
• You can change the most important geometric parameters of an element without palettes or dialog boxes.
• The optimized workflow reduces the number of mouse clicks and the distance covered by the mouse to a minimum.
• Direct object modification works in both 2D and 3D.