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11.1
  • When you place a driving dimension on an element, you can edit the value of the dimension to change the element.

  • You can undo the last action. On the Main toolbar, click the Undo button, or press Ctrl+Z. You can redo what you undo by clicking the Redo button, or by pressing Ctrl+Y.

  • When you drag the handle of a line you can hold the Shift key to lock the angle of the line.

  • The Move, Rotate, Scale, and Mirror commands work two different ways. You can choose the command and then select elements; or you can select elements with the Select Tool and then choose the command.

  • You can use the Mirror command to flip horizontally or vertically, mirror about a line by clicking a line, or mirror about a line by clicking two points.

  • You can copy an element by holding the Ctrl key and dragging the element.

  • You can copy elements when using the Move, Rotate, Mirror, and Scale commands. On the command ribbon bar, click the Copy button, or hold the Ctrl key before placing the elements.

  • You can rotate elements to an absolute angle; zero degrees being horizontal to the right. On the Rotate ribbon bar, enter an angle in the Rotation Angle field.

  • You can set the number of actions you can undo. On the Tools menu, click Options, click the General tab, and set the number of undo steps.

  • You can remove relationships when you modify an element. Hold the Alt key and drag the element or one of its handles.

  • The Move, Rotate, and Scale commands have step values to modify elements at regular increments.

  • When you select a curve you can use the arrow keys on the curve ribbon to highlight a different modify handle.

  • You can copy the format of a selected object, including color, line weight, line style, and font, and apply it to other objects as you select them. Select an object, click Format Painter on the Main toolbar, and then click on another object to apply the new formatting.

  • Select two connectors and click the Merge Connectors button on the Connectors ribbon to merge the connectors into a single connector.

  • You can use the Split Connectors button on the Connectors ribbon to split a selected connector at a point defined by a single mouse click.

  • When you select a symbol from Symbol Explorer, you can edit its attributes in the Attribute Viewer before and during symbol placement.

  • You can align two or more objects in a select set with the Align command on the Change toolbar.

  • You can use the Image Erase command on the Image Integrator toolbar to erase pixels from a raster image.

  • You can perform linear and non-linear transformations of inserted raster images. From the Image Integrator toolbar, select the Multi- Point Warp command.

  • You can use the Associative Offset command to offset curves and apply an offset relation. The command is available only if you use Customize on the Tools menu to place it on a toolbar or menu. 

  • Use the Mask command to mask out or cover underlying graphics without deleting or trimming.