Entity Modification

Introduction

There are numerous ways to modify geometry in the graphics area. This help topic explains the items that are available in the Edit menu (not the Utility functions). Most of these functions are not available until an entity is selected in the graphics area.

Navigation

To access the Entity Modification functions, after selecting geometry, do one of the following:

• In the Edit menu, click Modify Entity, and select from the list of functions.

• Right-click in the graphics area, click Modify To Current, Modify Entities, or Entity Modify.

• On the Miscellaneous toolbar, click the icon of the desired function. Only some of the functions are available here.

The Entity Modify Functions

Modify Entity Attributes

For the following functions, you must first select an entity, and then select one of the following.

• Color - opens the Modify Color dialog box. Click the new color, and the selected entity is updated.
• Layer - opens the Select Layer dialog box. Click the layer to which the selected entity is moved, and click OK.
• Line Style - opens the Line Style dialog box. Click the new line style to apply to the selected entity, and click OK.
• Point Style - opens the Point Style dialog box. Click the new point style to apply to the selected entity, and click OK.

Modify Entity To Current

The following functions are used with the current software settings, such as the current color and line style that are displayed (and can be changed) in the Status Bar at the bottom-right side of the user interface. The current settings must be different than that of the selected entity to use these functions.

• Modify to Current Color - changes the selected entities to the active color.

• Modify to Current Line Style - changes the selected entities to the active line style.

• Modify to Current Layer - places the currently selected entities on the active layer.

•  Modify to Current Point Style - changes the selected points to the current point style.

Change Line Style

• Change Style to Solid - converts selected entities to a solid line style.

• Change Style to Dashed - converts selected entities to a dashed line style.

Entity Modify

• Entity Modify - opens the Data Entry tab so you can modify the parameters of the selected entity. You must select a single entity (whether or not it is a part of a contiguous entity chain), such as one line or one arc, or this function is unavailable. This option is used for wireframe entities, including text. To learn more, view How to Modify Wireframe Entities.

Other Modification Tools

To learn how to move, rotate, and trim geometry, as well as the many other ways that geometry can be altered, view the Utility Functions. Dynamic changes can be made with the utilization of The CAD Tree.