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Toggle buttons

Toggle buttons, which are always in the vicinity of data entry boxes, are only displayed when you select a single element.

Tip: You can specify the color for toggle buttons using the Icon color option in the Entry boxes area ( Options - Desktop environment - Direct object modification).

Change direction

When editing linear elements, you can specify whether the change is to be applied to the left, to the right or to both sides:

: change is applied to the left

: change is applied to the right

: change is applied to both sides

To change the direction, click the , or Change direction toggle button.

Change side

When editing openings in curved walls, you can specify whether the modified value is to apply to the interior or exterior side of the wall:

: change applies to the interior side

: change applies to the exterior side

To switch from the interior side to the exterior side and vice versa, click the or toggle button.

Change angle of segment or opening

You can edit circular elements based on the segment angle or the opening angle:

: segment angle

: opening angle

To switch from the segment angle to the opening angle and vice versa, click the or Change angle of segment or opening toggle button.

Lock or unlock angle

When editing inclined elements, you can unlock the inclination angle relative to the horizontal or keep it locked.

Angle locked (value cannot be edited):
The inclination angle of the element remains constant; the delta values resulting from a modified value are automatically calculated.

Angle unlocked (value can be edited):
The inclination angle of the element relative to the horizontal can be changed; you can enter a value directly or have the program calculate the values automatically from a modified x, y or z value.

To unlock or lock the angle, click the lockclosed_16 Unlock angle or Lock angle toggle button.



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