Contextual Menus
The Graphics application allows you to access menus on right-click that display commands to help you to either edit objects and elements on the canvas, or work with and manage the various views.
The Graphics menu displays when you right-click the white space of the active canvas in Design, Test, or Runtime mode.
Graphics Menu | |
Command | Description |
Undo | Undo an action from a list of the most recent actions. |
Redo | Redo an action from a list of the most recent actions. |
Repeat | Repeat the last action performed. |
Paste | Not active in Runtime mode. |
Select All | Select all the unlocked elements. |
Graphic Mode | Switch modes. Select from: Design, Test, Runtime and Online. |
Show Manual Pages | Display the manual viewports of the graphic. |
Import |
Not active in Runtime mode. |
Image - Displays the Open dialog box and allows you select and open Images file in any of the following file formats: .BMP, .DIB, .RLE, .JPG, .JPEG,. JPE, .JFIF, .GIF, .TIF, .TIFF, ICO .PNG. The file opens and displays in the active canvas.
XAML - Displays the Open dialog box and allows you to select and open AutoCAD and XML files. The file opens in the AutoCAD Importer.The Print Preview menu displays when you right-click anywhere in the Print Preview window.
Print Preview Menu | |
Command | Description |
Copy | Copy selected text from the header and footers. |
Find | Place the cursor in the Type text to find field. This allows you to enter text and use the search filters to locate text in the previewed document. |
Increase Zoom | Enlarge the content by increasing the magnification level in the Print Preview pane. |
Decrease Zoom | Diminish the content by decreasing the magnification level. |
The Selection menu displays when you right-click an element or graphic object in the Element Tree view or on the canvas in Design or Test mode of the Graphics Editor. It allows you perform common copy/paste, editing, formatting, aligning, and grouping tasks.
Selection Menu | |
Command | Description |
Repeat | Repeat the last action performed. |
Cut | Delete selected graphic elements and copy them to the clipboard. |
Copy | Copy selected graphic elements to the clipboard. Paste to selected layer: The copied content is inserted onto the layer currently selected in the Element Tree View’s > Selected layer dropdown menu. Paste to original layers: The copied content is inserted onto the original layer of each object. For example, if you copy two objects, each from a different layer, a copy of each object is copied onto the layer they reside on. |
Copy Source | Copy and serialize the .xml that describes the properties of the selected element for diagnosing configuration issues. |
Paste | Paste the most recent content saved to the clipboard. |
Delete | Delete the selected item. |
Copy Format | Store all formatting properties of the last selected element. |
Paste Format | Apply stored format properties to the target element properties. Multiple elements can be selected and formatted simultaneously. Formatting can be applied to more than one element at a time. |
Reset Size | Reset the size of the selected images, XPS elements and symbol instances to their original size when they were inserted into the graphic. All other drawing elements are not affected by this command. |
Order | Bring to Front - Move the graphical element to the front of the stack. Send to Back - Move the graphical element to the back of the stack. Bring Forward - Move the graphical element forward one level in the stacking order. Send Backward - Move the graphical element backward one level in the stacking order. |
Align | Left - Align the selected elements with the left edge of the element farthest to the left. Center - Align the selected elements along a vertical plane based on the average distance between the element farthest to the left and the element farthest to the right among all the selected elements. Right - Align the selected elements with the right edge of the element farthest to the right. Top - Align the selected elements with the top edge of the element farthest to the top. Middle - Align the selected elements along a horizontal plane based on the average distance between the element farthest to the top and the element farthest to the bottom among the selected elements. Bottom - Align the selected elements with the bottom edge of the element farthest to the bottom. Horizontally Evenly Spaced - Space the elements evenly along a horizontal plane (the “x” axis). Vertically Evenly Spaced - Space the elements evenly along a vertical plane (the “y” axis). Align Wrapped – Aligns the selected elements with the top left corner of the canvas and displays them in a row and wraps to the next row as needed. |
Group | Group - Combine multiple graphic elements into a group so that when one element is repositioned, all the other elements move with it. Ungroup - Separate individual graphic elements from a group so that they can be repositioned independently. Join Group - Add one or more graphic elements to an existing group. Leave Group - Remove one or more graphic elements from a group. Join or Leave Command Control – Combines a Slider, Rotator, or Spin Button command control element with another element on the canvas. The command control becomes the parent of the element.
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Combine | Union – Combines= all parts of two elements into one path element. Intersection - Create a new path element shaped by the overlapping portions of two elements. Exclude Overlap - Combines two elements to create a new path element. Any overlapping portions are excluded. The excluded portion is transparent. Subtraction - Create a new path element that is based on the first selected element minus the overlapping portions of the two elements and the second selected element. |
Bring Forward Pipe Segment | (Only displays when a segment within a Pipe element is selected) Move the segment forward in the Pipe element. |
Send Backward Pipe Segment | (Only displays when a segment within a Pipe element is selected) Move the segment backward in the Pipe element. |
Symbol Instance
| (Displays only when the selection contains a symbol instance and only applies to the main symbol Instance selection that you right-click on.) Replace – Display a list of alternative symbols that belong to the function of the selected symbol instance. You can select to replace the selected symbol instances where the data point reference (Symbol Instance property: Object Reference) is obtained. Edit – Edit the symbol on a separate canvas tab. Customize - Create clone symbol instances on the graphics. Convert to Group – Convert all selected symbol instances to groups – from which all format properties and evaluations are obtained. Set Default Scale Factor – Set the current scale factor as the default scale factor for the Symbol Instance. |
Snap Now | Align every selected element to the grid. |
Save to File | (Displays only when an Image, XPS, or imported AutoCAD file is selected.) Save an image as a separate file. When selected, the file is saved as a .PNG in the local computer’s Temp directory. |
Insert Path Figure | (Displays only when a Path element is selected.) Insert a path figure in the existing path element. |
Visible | Set the element to visible. |
Locked | Lock the element. |
Properties | Display the element properties in the Property view. |
The following table indicates whether a property is stored with the Copy Format feature.
Copy Format Table | ||
Property | Copy Formatting | No Copy Formatting |
AutoSize
| x |
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AngleCenterX
| x |
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AngleCenterY
| x |
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BackColor
| x |
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BevelLightAngle, BevelRelief, BevelWidth | x |
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Blinking | x |
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Bold, Italic, Strikethrough, Underline | x |
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ClipBottom, ClipLeft , ClipRight, ClipTop | x |
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Description |
| x |
EllipseType | x |
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EndAngle, StartAngle | x |
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Fill Color | x |
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FlipX, FlipY | x |
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Font Family, FontSize | x |
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GlowColor, GlowNoise, GlowOPacity, GlowSize | x |
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Horizontal Text Alignment | x |
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Locked |
| x |
IsArcClosed | x |
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RadiusX, RadiusY | x |
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ShadowColor, ShadowDepth, ShadowDirection | x |
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Opacity | x |
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Stretch | x |
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TextType, Trimming, Vertical TextAlignment, Wrapping | x |
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StrokeColor, StrokeDashArray, StrokeDashCap, StrokeEndLineCap, StrokeLineJoin, StrokeStartLineCap, StrokeThickness | x |
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Tooltip |
| x |
Vertical | x |
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Width, Height |
| x |
X, Y |
| x |
Zoomable | x |
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The Status and Commands menu is available from the Graphics Viewer in Operating mode, and in the Graphics Editor in Runtime mode. The Status and Commands menu displays when you right-click an element that has properties with evaluations associated with them.
Status and Commands Menu | |
Command | Description |
Show Status and Commands | Display the Status and Commands menu containing the properties for the element on the graphic the mouse is currently hovering over. The Status and Commands menu is only enabled if the element properties have evaluations associated with them. |
The Library Browser menu is available when you right-click a symbol in the Library Browser.
Library Browser Menu | |
Command | Description |
Insert | Insert a symbol instance onto the active canvas. |
Copy Reference | Copy the library and symbol name. |
Delete | Deletes the selected symbol or graphic template from the project library. |
Edit | Edit the selected symbol. |
Customize | Creates a clone copy of the selected symbol or graphic template that can be customized. |
The Tab menu is available when you right-click the tab of an open pane. This menu allows you manage the open graphic panes.
Tab Menu | |
Command | Description |
Close | Close the active tab. |
Close All But This | (Enabled when more than one tab is open) Close all the tabbed panes except for the active bolded tab. |
Tabbed Document | Every opened or newly created graphic automatically displays as a tabbed document. The Find and Replace view can also be set to display in the tabbed pane. |
Auto Hide | Allows you to have a view open in the dock panel, however, everything but the view name is hidden until you hover over it with your mouse. |
Hide | Closes the view. |
New Horizontal Tab Group | Display open tabs horizontally when you have multiple panes open. |
New Vertical Tab Group | Display the open tabs vertically, when you have multiple panes open. |
Move To Previous Tab Group | Switch between a vertical or horizontal display of the open tabs. This option is available when you have multiple tabs open. |
Move to Next Tab Group | Switch between a vertical or horizontal display of the open tabs. |
The Task menu displays when you right-click a task in the Tasks tab of the Consistency Checker.
Task Menu | |
Command | Description |
Refresh | Update the task information. |
Load | Navigate to and add a new task .DLL. |
Unload all | Clear all the tasks from the task display area. |
Check & Fix | Start the selected task and fix any errors found. |
Check | Start the selected task. Errors are listed in the Findings section. |
Pause | Temporarily stop the active task. |
Stop | Terminate the active task. |
Kill | Terminate the active task. |
Fix | Enable the tool to correct any errors found. |
Clear Findings | Clear the list of errors in the Findings section. |
Unload | Remove the selected task from the Task section. |
Unload all of same assembly | Remove all the tasks from the same .DLL file as the selected task. |
Clone | Replicate the selected task with different property settings. |
Properties | Display the Properties view. |
The Findings menu displays when you are in the Tasks tab of the Consistency Checker and right-click an error listed in the Findings section.
Task Menu | |
Command | Description |
Fix All | Enable the tool to correct all errors found. |
Clear All | Clear the list of all errors in the Findings section. |
Clear Fixed | Clear the list of all fixed errors in the Findings section. |
Fix | Enable the tool to correct any errors found. |
Clear | Clear the selected errors listed in the Findings section. |
