Place and scale circle or square

You can place and scale graphic objects in one operation. Placement and scaling of circles and squares differs from the placement of other graphic objects.

Procedure

  1. Open the Symbols bar if it is not already open by clicking Symbols Symbols.
  2. To place a circle: Click the graphic object Circle Circle/Ellipse.
    To place a square: Click the graphic object Square Square/Rectangle.
  3. Press the Shift key.
  4. Click the position in the model window where you would like to place the graphic symbol, and hold down the mouse button.
  5. Move the mouse pointer to scale the graphic object. The circular or square shape is retained during the operation.
  6. Release the mouse button and the Shift key when the correct size of the graphic object is reached.

The circle or square is placed and scaled.

See also

Place graphic objects

Resize ellipses and rectangles