Working with Objects

Symbols, graphical shapes and texts are the building blocks of every drawing. Here you will learn everything you can do with them.

Selecting Objects

Select a single object by clicking it with the left mouse button. Select multiple objects by clicking them while holding Ctrl + Shift. If the objects are close together in a rectangular area, there is a quicker way:

1. Click with the left button in the top-left corner of the area.

2. Holding the button, drag the mouse to the bottom-right corner.

Cloning Objects

Why insert a new object from the symbols panel when you already have it in the drawing? Hold Ctrl, drag the object with the mouse and you have a ready-made copy — with all the properties of the original.

Rotating

You can rotate symbols, images and standalone texts in several ways:

  • Through the menu Object - Rotate and choose the angle
  • With the toolbar icons: rotate icons
  • In the Properties panel — item Angle of rotation (enter the angle in tenths of a degree, i.e. 30° = value 300)
  • With the mouse — by dragging the round handle. The angle snaps in 15° steps. Hold Shift to set any angle.
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Flipping

Symbols and some graphical shapes can be flipped horizontally and vertically. Use the menu Object - Flip — choose Horizontal or Vertical. There are also toolbar icons: flip icons

How to Delete an Object

Select the object (by clicking it or in the Explorer panel) and press Delete. Done.

Aligning

A clear drawing = well-aligned objects. The alignment commands are in the Align menu — they become active once you select at least two objects. You can align to the left and right edge, to the vertical axis, to the top and bottom edge and to the horizontal axis. ⚠️ Alignment is always based on the first selected object — that one does not move.

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Changing the Order of Graphical Objects

Need to get an object above or below another one? Right-click it — the context menu contains the commands Move forward, Move more forward, Move more backward and Move backward.

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Overview of Available Operations

Not every operation works with every type of object. Here is an overview:

  symbols graphical shapes texts groups of symbols including wires
rotating YES rectangles and ellipses YES (single-line only) NO
flipping YES lines, curves and polygons NO YES
aligning YES YES YES NO
changing the order of graphical objects YES YES YES NO

💡 Pro tip: Cloning (Ctrl + drag) is the fastest way to a row of similar components. If you need exact placement, clone one symbol and then align the whole row with the commands from the Align menu.

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