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Defaults, Preferences, and Edit Behaviors

The same defaults and preference settings used in the Preferences dialog, by selecting
that affect how objects are drawn also Edit> Edit Behaviors , or by clicking the
influence how they can be edited. See corresponding toggle button, which can be
“Defaults and Preferences” on page 166.
added to your toolbar. See “Behaviors Panel”
In addition, there are six Edit on page 125.
Behavior modes that determine how
edit handles affect an object, and may also Default
affect how objects are drawn. The currently
active edit behavior is a global preference The Default mode is one of the
setting, affecting all plan and layout files. primary edit behavior modes. It offers
access to the most commonly used edit
Two of these modes, Default and Alternate, behaviors and should be selected as your
are useful for most drawing and editing preference in most situations.
needs and can be considered primary editing
modes. Default mode, in particular, accesses
the most commonly used behaviors and is the When the use of a tool is described in
this manual, it is assumed that the
best choice in most circumstances. When an Default edit behavior mode is active.
Edit Behavior other than Default is active, its
icon displays near the mouse pointer. • D r a w i n g - Standard click and drag
drawing behavior is enabled. See
Note: Regardless of which Edit Behavior is “Creating Objects” on page 173.
active, the Default behavior is restored when • Resize/Reshape - Default allows you to
you close the program. adjust the angle of any corner of a poly-
line without affecting adjacent corners,
The other four modes, Move, Resize, changing the object’s shape.
Concentric and Fillet, offer special editing
behaviors that may be useful only in certain
situations and can be considered secondary.
Each edit behavior can be temporarily
enabled using the different buttons on your
mouse or by pressing the keyboard keys
associated with each. See “Using the Mouse”
on page 34 and “Hotkeys” on page 148.
You can also specify which edit behavior
mode is active when the left mouse button is
Default edit behavior

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