Interactive Right-Click Actions in Editing Mode

Additional right-click actions are available while editing a Construction Geometry or a QuickPart. They allow you to place and dimension the object being edited interactively and in reference to other objects.

The following actions are available for the various geometric entities in editing mode:

Selected Geometric Entity

Right-Click Actions

None

Restore Hidden Quick CAD Faces: Restores all previously hidden faces of Construction Geometries and/or QuickParts.
Hardcopy: Allows you to save the Graphics window to an image file. For more information, see Hardcopy Properties.

Vertex

Set Origin Reference At Vertex: Sets the local origin of the object being edited to the location of the selected vertex. The value of the object's Local Origin is set to Custom. The components of the Location Vector are updated to reflect the vertex position.

Edge

Linear

Set Origin Reference To Center Of Linear Edge: Sets the local origin of the object being edited to the center of the selected linear edge. The value of the object's Local Origin is set to Custom. The components of the Location Vector are updated to reflect the midpoint position.
Set Dimension > [Length Dimension]: Allows you to set any length dimension of the object being edited to the length of the selected edge.

Curved

Set Origin Reference To Center Of Curve: Sets the local origin of the object that owns the circular curve to the center of the circle. The value of the object's Local Origin is set to Custom. The components of the Location Vector are updated to reflect the position.

Face

Planar

Hide: Hides the selected face from the Graphics window. This action is useful for gaining a clear view of other objects. You can restore hidden objects again by right-clicking in the empty background of the scene and selecting Restore Hidden Quick CAD Faces.
Set Origin Reference To Center Of Face: Sets the local origin of the object being edited to the center of the planar face. The value of the object's Local Origin is set to Custom. The components of the Location Vector are updated to reflect the position.
Move Object Being Edited to Center of Face: Translates the object being edited. The translation vector is calculated as the vector pointing from the objects local origin to the center of the selected planar face.

Curved

Hide: As for Planar Face.

Any two of the following entities:

Vertex
Linear Edge
Planar Face

Note	To select two geometric entities hold down the <Ctrl> key when selecting the entities.

Hide

As for Planar Face.

Note	This action is only available if one of the selected entities is a face.

Position > [Option]

See Positioning an Object.

Note	This action is only available if one of the selected entities belongs to the object being edited.

Set Dimension > [Length Dimension]

Allows you to set any length dimension of the object being edited to the distance between the selected entities:

Two Vertices: distance between the vertices
Any other two entities: perpendicular distance between the entities

Note	This action is only available for a selection of faces and/or edges if the faces and/or edges are parallel to each other.

Positioning an Object

The Position > [Option] action allows you to position the object being edited in relation to another object.

The following options are available:

Options

Example

Note	For some combinations of Vertex, Linear Edge and Planar Face only a subset of options is available.

Set Distance

Translates the object being edited to end up in a position where the selected geometric entities are at a specified Distance (d) from each other.

Snap

Translates the object being edited to end up in a position where the selected geometric entities are in contact.

Set Angle

Rotates the object being edited about its local origin to end up in a position where the selected geometric entities form a specified Angle (alpha).

Align

Rotates the object being edited about its local origin to end up in a position where the selected geometric entities are parallel to each other. The vector normals of the selected entities point in the same direction.

Align and Snap

Combines Align and Snap in one action

AntiAlign

AntiAlign and Snap

Combines AntiAlign and Snap in one action.