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Section Designer toolbars

The Section Designer toolbars contain buttons that allow you to insert, modify and move objects, and adjust the view of the canvas.

Standard toolbar


Standard toolbar
Button	Action	Further information
	New deletes any objects that you may have defined, and allows you to create a new section from scratch.	None
	Open opens an existing Section Designer canvas with its associated objects. Note: To open a canvas in Section Designer, you must have previously saved the canvas to disk using Section Designer.	None
	Save allows you to save the current canvas and the objects it contains to disk. When saving a canvas and objects this way, all details of the objects are saved as well.	Save a section to disk
	Copy to calcs calculates the properties of the section, and returns them back to your document as variables.	Return section properties to your calculations
	Show Properties calculates and displays the properties of the section. Tip: You can define whether the Section Designercalculates the section properties continuously or only when you request.	View section properties
	Undo undoes the most recent modification done the selected shape.	None
	Cut removes the selected objects and their properties from the canvas and places them on the clipboard.
	Copy copies the selected objects and their properties from the canvas and places them on the clipboard.
	Paste places the objects from the clipboard into your calculation document, creating new objects, if necessary. Note: If you are copying and pasting within the same document, the pasted objects will be placed in the positions where they were copied from.

Drawing toolbar


Drawing toolbar
Button	Action	Further information
	Rectangle allows you to add a rectangle on the canvas.	Create sections in the Section Designer
	Circle allows you to add a circle on the canvas.
	Triangle allows you to add a triangle on the canvas.
	Predefined allows you to add shapes that represent standard sections on the canvas. You can either select the shape and serial size that you require in a list, or select a custom section shape and modify it manually.

Section Designer tools toolbar


Section Designer tools toolbar
Button	Action	Further information
	Select activates the selection tool that allows you to select and move existing objects.	None
	Pan allows you to move the currently zoomed display around.
	Zoom allows you to zoom in or out of a certain pointer in your canvas. To zoom in, click the left mouse button. To zoom out, click the right mouse button. Tip: You can also hold the left mouse button down and drag the pointer to create a rectangle on the screen. When you release the mouse button, the display zooms to show the area inside the rectangle.
	Zoom to Fit zooms the display so that you can see the entire section.
	Zoom to Selection zooms the display so that you can see all currently selected objects.
	Rotate allows you to rotate the selected objects around their midpoints.	Rotate objects
	Snap Shapes allows you to attach two objects to one another. Snapping shapes allows you to position the objects with respect to each other.	Snap objects with respect to each other

Nudge toolbar


Nudge toolbar
Button	Action	Further information
	Nudge Up nudges the selected objects upwards.	Move objects on the canvas
	Nudge Down nudges the selected objects downwards.
	Nudge Left nudges the selected objects to the left.
	Nudge Right nudges the selected objects to the right.

Structure toolbar


Structure toolbar
Button	Action	Further information
	Group allows you to create a group of two or more objects. Once the objects are grouped, you can move and rotate them as a single entity.	Structure sections
	Ungroup allows you to destroy groups. Once objects are ungrouped, each object can be handled separately
	Front moves the selected object in front of all other objects.
	Back moves the selected object behind all other objects.
	Forward moves the selected object in front of the object immediately in front of it.
	Backward moves the selected object behind the object immediately behind it.

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