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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

Wall openings such as doors and windows
have line-based editing behavior in floor plan Extend/Change Angle Rotate
view only but cannot be rotated, reversed or
converted to an arc. See “Editing Doors” on
page 537 and “Editing Windows” on page
574. Same Line Type Move

Move
• Click and drag the Move handle to move
the object according to the currently
active Edit Behavior . See “Defaults,
Preferences, and Edit Behaviors” on page
208.
• Movement may be limited or stopped by
other objects or Snap Behaviors. Move
restrictions can be overridden by holding
down the Ctrl key while dragging. See
“Unrestricted Movement” on page 249.
Rotate
Other objects, such as stairs, foundation • The Rotate handle is used to rotate the
walls with footings, and roads, have object, either about its center or about the
additional edit handles that allow you to current CAD point. See “Rotating
concentrically adjust the object’s width.
Objects” on page 263.
Using the Edit Handles Extend/Change Angle
• Drag a square end handle parallel to the
When selected, a typical line-based object selected line to change its length.
displays six edit handles: a Move handle, two
Extend/Change Angle handles, two Same • Drag a square end handle at an angle to
Line Type handles, and a Rotate handle. the selected line to change its angle.
Any action performed using the edit handles When Angle Snaps are on, the line
can be cancelled by pressing the Esc key or snaps to Allowed Angles. See “Angle
any two mouse buttons at the same time. Snaps” on page 170.
• Right-click and drag it to change the
adjacent line into an arc, or vice versa.
The behavior of the edit handles may
depend on the currently active Edit See “Alternate” on page 209.
Behavior. See “Defaults, Preferences, and Same Line Type
Edit Behaviors” on page 208.
• Drag a diamond-shaped end handle in
any direction to draw a new line that

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