Control the program using keyboard and mouse

You can perform certain steps using the keyboard and mouse.

Keyboard/Mouse combination

Effect

Alt + Drag handles

Changes the size of objects in the model regardless of the grid scale set. If you drag the handles of the straight connections, objects are resized either in horizontal or vertical direction. If you drag corner handles, you can resize the object in any direction.

Ctrl + Left mouse button

Enables you to include individual items in the selection one after the other or remove them from the selection.

Ctrl + Left mouse button (symbol selected in the Symbols bar)

Enables you to place several objects of the selected type one after the other in the model.

Ctrl + Drag handles

Changes the size of objects in the model while preserving a fixed center point in the object.

Ctrl + Shift + Drag handles

Changes the size of objects in the model proportionally while preserving a fixed center point in the object.

Alt + Move selected objects with left mouse button

Moves selected objects in the corresponding direction regardless of the grid.

Ctrl + Scroll the mouse wheel

Reduces (scrolling down) or enlarges (scrolling up) the zoom factor of the model.

Shift + Scroll the mouse wheel

Moves the model to the right (scrolling up) or left (scrolling down).

Press the middle mouse button

Places a move icon in the modeling area. The visible area of the model moves in the direction in which the mouse pointer is moved from the move icon. The movement speed increases the further you move the mouse pointer away from the move icon.

See also

Control the program using the keyboard