Using the Mouse

• Activating parts, elements, steel beam groups or other objects, depending on the current identification mode
• Highlighting/selecting objects
• Calling functions
• Calling pop-up menus with sub-functions (holding mouse button down)
• Confirming entries
• Drag & Drop views, dimensions, texts etc. (press and hold down mouse button)
• Zooming details (press and hold down mouse button)

• Activating context-sensitive menus:
  If the cursor points in a toolbar to a function for which construction variants/sub-functions are contained, or if such a function is active, a pop-up menu containing the corresponding functions is displayed.

• If an object is active/highlighted, a context menu with processing functions for this particular object is displayed. For example, if a dimensioning is active, dimensioning functions are displayed. If a view is active, view functions are displayed etc. This makes the highlighted object an active object.
• Special functions are explicitly indicated in the dialogue line.

• Cancelling functions
• Magnifying or downsizing of the current detail by scrolling (mouse wheel). Use the Zoom factor function to specify the zoom factor for scrolling.
• Dynamic rotation of views

(2-button mouse: both buttons, wheel mouse: wheel)

• Press and hold down these buttons to move the current drawing detail with the mouse.
• Alternatively, you can also press and hold down the MMB and the CTRL key to do this.

• Press and hold down the SHIFT key and the LMB to zoom your drawing by moving the mouse.

• Press and hold down the CTRL key and the MMB to move the current detail.