Editing Objects
Many intuitive tools are available to select and edit
objects in your landscape designs.
Selecting Objects –
Before an object can be modified, it must first be selected. A single object can
be selected simply by clicking it, while selecting multiple objects at once can
be done in several different ways.
Setting Object
Properties – Object settings are called properties, which appear to
the right of the screen when an object is selected.
Moving Objects – Objects
can be easily moved from one part of your landscape design to another. To move a
selected object, click and hold the left mouse button while moving the
mouse.
Rotating Objects – To
rotate a selected object, click and drag the green dot at the top of the
selection rectangle. This is easiest to do in the Plan view. You can also select
and rotate objects using the Rotate tool.
Scaling Objects – To scale
a selected object, click and drag the green square at the top-right of the
selection rectangle. This is easiest to do in the Plan view. You can also select
and scale objects using the Scale tool.
Offsetting Objects –
Using the Offset tool, you can expand or contract an object’s shape while
keeping its contour intact.
Mirroring Objects – Any
object or group of objects can be inverted in any direction using the
Mirror tool. Additionally, you can also mirror your entire landscape
design.
Aligning Objects – Using
the Align tools, you can orient multiple objects along a line or distributed
them across an area.
Cut, Copy, and Paste – The
standard Windows clipboard commands are supported, including Cut, Copy, and
Paste.
Deleting Objects – Any
object or group of objects in your landscape design can be easily deleted by
pressing the Del key on your keyboard or by clicking Edit and
Delete.
Grouping and
Ungrouping Objects – Multiple objects can be grouped together for
organizational purposes. To group several selected objects, click Edit
and Group.
Undoing and Redoing
changes – Undo and Redo are unlimited, meaning you can undo and redo changes
as many times as needed, up until the time when you last opened your design.
However, changes cannot be undone once you close your design and reopen it.
Showing and Hiding
Objects – It can be very useful to hide a certain type of object, or even a
whole class of objects. For example, plants could be hidden while designing a
swimming pool.
Editing Points –
Shape-based objects, such as Regions, Decks, and Swimming
Pools, can be changed as needed by editing the points that define the
object’s shape.
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