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Undo and Redo



                               To use the Delete Objects dialog        automatically rebuild or refresh cannot be
                                                                       deleted while that behavior is enabled. If
                               1.  Select Edit> Delete Objects    to open   objects of this sort are selected for deletion,
                                   the Delete Objects dialog.          the program will ask whether you want to
                                                                       turn off the automatic redraw behavior.
                               2.  Specify the Delete Scope as Single
                                   Room, All Rooms On This Floor, or
                                   All Floors.                             Deleting Polyline Edges
                               3.  Check the box for each category of   There are number of different ways to delete
                                   objects you want to delete. Click Select   individual edges of polyline-based objects:
                                   All to check all the boxes or Clear All to
                                   uncheck all boxes.                  •  Select Connect CAD Segments   .
                                  •  If “Roof Planes” cannot be selected,   Select the edge and delete. See
                                                                          “Disconnect Edges” on page 214.
                                    they may be locked. See “Editing Roof
                                    and Ceiling Planes” on page 792.   •  Drag a corner handle until it overlaps an
                                                                          adjacent corner handle to remove the
                               4.  When the scope is set to Single Room:  edge between them and merge them into
                                  •  Move your cursor into the drawing area   a single handle.
                                    and click in a room of the plan to delete
                                    objects of the selected type within that   •  Create a complete break at both ends.
                                    room without closing the dialog.      Select the edge and delete. See “To create
                                  •  Only objects with their center point   a complete break” on page 260.
                                    located in the room are deleted.   •  The Fillet Lines      a  n  d     Chamfer
                                  •  Continue clicking on rooms or choose a   Lines   tools can be used to delete
                                    different Delete Scope.               polyline edges. See “Reshaping Objects”
                                  •  Click Done when all selections have   on page 258.
                                    been deleted.
                               5.  If you select All Rooms On This Floor         Delete Surface
                                   or All Floors, you do not need to click in
                                   floor plan view. The Delete button        In any 3D view, select 3D> Delete
                                   becomes available, and clicking it closes   Surface, then click a surface in the
                                   the dialog and deletes the specified   view to temporarily remove the surface from
                                   objects.                            the current view without permanently
                                                                       affecting the object. See “Delete 3D Surface”
                               Objects such as roofs, framing, or Auto   on page 1060.
                               Exterior Dimensions that are set to


                          Undo and Redo

                                        The Undo and Redo commands     action performed, as well as redo actions that
                                        allow you to both undo the last   were recently Undone.



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