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Editing Library Objects

Native Objects vs Symbols drawing. See “Editing Box-Based Objects”
on page 236. Depending on the type of view
In Chief Architect, objects created using the and the surface selected, the edit handles a
program’s standard tools, such as the Door symbol displays will vary.
Tools and Cabinet Tools , a r e When a furnishing or fixture symbol is
referred to as native objects.
selected in floor plan view or on the top
On the other hand, objects placed from the surface in a 3D view, up to ten edit handles
library, such as fixtures and furnishings, are display. They are the Move handle at the
symbols. Symbols are typically more limited center, the Rotate handle just outside the
than native objects in how they can be edited. front indicator (a V) and a Resize handle on
each edge and at each corner.
In addition to the symbols available in the
library, you can import additional symbols When a symbol is selected on a side in a
into the program from 3D .dxf, .dwg, .obj, cross section/elevation or 3D view, it
.3ds or .skp files. See “Importing 3D displays six edit handles: the Move handle, a
Symbols” on page 1191. Rotate handle, and a Resize handle on each
edge. See “Selected Side” on page 215 and
Any changes made to objects like fixtures “Rotating Symbols” on page 967.
and furniture will not be reflected in their
Materials List Description, although they Symbols cannot be concentrically resized,
may be seen in other columns, such as Size. even when the Concentric edit behavior
See “Materials Lists” on page 1263.
is enabled. See “Defaults, Preferences, and
You can change a symbol’s name, which is Edit Behaviors” on page 208.
used in its Materials List Description, in the The labels of library cabinets, electrical,
Symbol Specification dialog. You can also furnishings and fixtures, when displayed,
change the names of its components. See have a separate Move edit handle that
“3D Panel” on page 952 and “Materials displays when the object is selected.
Panel” on page 1017.
Fixtures and furniture placed in a plan are
Remove Manufacturer Lock subject to bumping/pushing behavior when
moved. See “Bumping/Pushing” on page
Manufacturer symbols are limited in 249.
the ways that they can be edited. After
such a symbol is placed in a plan, select it In the Specification Dialog
and click the Remove Manufacturer Lock
edit button to remove the manufacturer data The specification dialog for an individual
so that it can be edited like other symbols. symbol, image, or plant image in the User
Catalog can be edited from the Library
Using Edit Handles Browser Directory Pane. Right-click on the
item and select Open Object from the
Most library symbols are box-based objects contextual menu. See “Specification
and can be edited as such once placed in a Dialogs” on page 42.

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