Edit existing trucks and stacks

Tool(s): Stack

As well as renaming individual trucks and stacks and moving individual elements within a stack, you can delete elements, stacks and trucks in different ways.

To rename a truck

1. Select a truck in the tree view of the Left Bar.
2. On the shortcut menu, click Properties.
3. Enter an unassigned truck number on the General tab.

   Note: The weight and length settings displayed on the Dimensions tab are for information only and cannot be modified.

4. Click Apply to apply the changes and to make more changes in the dialog box
   or click OK to confirm.
   

To rename a stack and change the sequence

1. Select a stack in the tree view of the Left Bar.
2. Click Properties in the toolbar or on the Edit menu
   or
   click Properties on the shortcut menu.
3. Enter an unassigned stack number on the General tab and, if necessary, enable the Turn stack option to change the sequence.
   

   Turn stack

   Normally the stack list is printed from 'bottom to top'. This means that the first stacked element (i.e., the one that is at the bottom of the stack) appears first in the list. If this check box is enabled, then the list is printed from ‘top to bottom’.

   Note: The rack type and other settings displayed on the Dimensions tab are for information only and cannot be modified.

4. Click Apply to apply the changes and to make more changes in the dialog box
   or
   or click OK to confirm the changes.
   

To move an element within a stack

1. Select an element in the tree view of the Left Bar or in one of the views.
2. Click Properties in the toolbar or on the Edit menu
   or
   click Properties on the shortcut menu.
3. You can change the coordinates of the element and the stack level on the Position of Stack tab. In addition, you can rotate the element by a predefined angle. Entering 90° turns the element clockwise.
   You can click and to move the element within the stack level in the longitudinal direction of the stack. The buttons are only available when the element can be moved.

   Note: The settings displayed on the General and Dimensions tabs are for information only and cannot be altered.

4. Click Apply to apply the changes and to make more changes in the dialog box
   or
   or click OK to confirm the changes.
   

Tip: You can also drag and drop individual elements into different stack levels. All you need to do is drop the relevant element onto an element in the desired stack level. When you drop an element onto a stack without specifying a level, it is automatically moved to the next available stack level.

To move elements and stacks

1. To move individual elements to other stacks, select the relevant element in the tree view of the Left Bar and drag and drop it into the desired stack. When you drop the element onto an existing element of a stack, it is placed n the stack level of this element (if possible).
2. To move an entire stack onto a truck, select the relevant stack in the tree view of the Left Bar and drag and drop it onto the desired truck.
   

To delete elements, stacks and trucks

1. To delete individual elements, select the relevant element in the tree view of the Left Bar or in one of the views and click Delete on the shortcut menu.
2. To delete an entire level of a stack, select an element of the relevant stack level in the tree view of the Left Bar or in one of the views and click Delete Current Level in the toolbar or on the Edit menu.
3. To delete an entire stack, select the relevant stack in the tree view of the Left Bar and click Delete Current Stack in the toolbar or on the shortcut menu or Edit menu.
4. To delete all the stacks of a truck, select the relevant truck in the tree view of the Left Bar and click Delete All Stacks of Truck on the shortcut menu.
5. To delete an entire truck and all its stacks, select the relevant truck or a stack of this truck in the tree view of the Left Bar and click Delete Current Truck in the toolbar or on the shortcut menu or Edit menu.
6. To delete all trucks and stacks, click Stacking in the Left Bar and click Delete All Trucks/Stacks on the shortcut menu or Edit menu.

Note: The program displays a confirmation prompt before it deletes the data.