Delete Graphical Element (2-D)

2-D Geometry > Change > Delete

Use the options provided by the Delete menu in the Change function group of the 2-D Geometry tab to remove graphical elements, be they lines, circles, circular arcs, conic sections, chamfers, named points or isolated points, from the data structure. Texts, dimensionings and hatching elements are not considered at this point.

Function	Description
	Individually	Once a line has been identified, it is immediately deleted.
Pull-down menu Delete
	In rectangle	All graphical elements located completely in the rectangle are deleted.
	Polyline	This function deletes all graphical elements of a polyline.
	Via attributes	In this function, you select lines via their attributes.
	List	This new functions enables you to create a list of graphical elements by identifying them with the cursor. Identified elements will be marked permanently. Right-click to end element identification. An OK, YES/NO query will be displayed. Select YES to delete all elements. In contrast to the Delete GE function, UNDO restores all deleted elements at once
	Delete points	You can delete points individually, in a rectangle, in the active part or in the drawing.
	Delete, Fitting points in part	Select one fitting point to delete all fitting points in this part.
	Fillet, Individually	Identifying the fillet arc from the inside deletes it.
	Fillet, Polyline	This function deletes all fillets of a polyline.
	Chamfer, Individually	Identifying the chamfer from the inside deletes it.
Pull-down-menu Delete > Others
	Line fragments	You use this function to delete graphical elements that are hardly visible on the screen. You can select the short graphical elements of the active part or of the entire drawing. This enables you to achieve a clean contour, which is required for hatchings, in particular. The line fragments can be created when trimming graphical elements or other correction functions.
	Double lines	Identical lines are deleted either from the active part or from the drawing.

Function

Description

Individually

Once a line has been identified, it is immediately deleted.

Pull-down menu

Delete

In rectangle

All graphical elements located completely in the rectangle are deleted.

Polyline

This function deletes all graphical elements of a polyline.

Via attributes

In this function, you select lines via their attributes.

List

This new functions enables you to create a list of graphical elements by identifying them with the cursor. Identified elements will be marked permanently. Right-click to end element identification. An OK, YES/NO query will be displayed. Select YES to delete all elements.

In contrast to the Delete GE function, UNDO restores all deleted elements at once

Delete points

You can delete points individually, in a rectangle, in the active part or in the drawing.

Delete, Fitting points in part

Select one fitting point to delete all fitting points in this part.

Fillet, Individually

Identifying the fillet arc from the inside deletes it.

Fillet, Polyline

This function deletes all fillets of a polyline.

Chamfer, Individually

Identifying the chamfer from the inside deletes it.

Pull-down-menu Delete

> Others

Line fragments

You use this function to delete graphical elements that are hardly visible on the screen. You can select the short graphical elements of the active part or of the entire drawing. This enables you to achieve a clean contour, which is required for hatchings, in particular. The line fragments can be created when trimming graphical elements or other correction functions.

Double lines

Identical lines are deleted either from the active part or from the drawing.

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