Created by James Hurrell on Apr 16, 2021

Arranging objects in the Graphical View

To arrange objects in the Graphical View, use one of the following options:

Arrange Wizard

The Arrange Wizard provides three arrangement types automatically generated by the application.
  1. Click Graphic > Arrange Objects > Arrange Objects located on the menu bar.
  2. Select the type of arrangement you require.

Notes

  • You can also use the shortcut key CTRL+R  or the toolbar button to launch the Arrange Wizard.
  • More detailed information about these options can be found here.

Layout Toolbar

This toolbar offers a range of automatic layout options.
  1. Click View > Toolbar > Layout Toolbar to display this toolbar.
  2. Roll your mouse pointer over each icon to find out what it does.

Notes

  • The toolbar icons will only become active when you select one or more objects in the Graphical View, and in some cases, three objects need to be selected before the icons are active.
  • To select items, left click them in the Graphical View. You can select multiple objects by holding down the SHIFT or CTRL keys and clicking with the mouse. Then click the appropriate icon, and the selected objects will be arranged accordingly.
  • More detailed information about these options can be found here.

Space Selected Objects

Use this option to increase the spacing between selected objects displayed in the Graphical View.
  1. Select the objects in the Graphical View that you want to space evenly. You can do this by left-clicking on the objects you require whilst holding down the SHIFT or CTRL keys. A select box will appear around the objects you choose.
  2. Click Graphic > Space Selected Objects from the menu bar (or use the shortcut key CTRL+Q)
  3. Input the spacing factor you require (a factor of 100% will not alter the spacing - choose below 100% to move objects closer together or above 100% to move them apart) and then click the OK button to confirm the action.

Notes

  • Please note that the Space Selected Objects option does not function like Zoom options. Instead of providing a close-up view of the objects, this option physically moves the objects in your Graphical View.
  • You can also use the toolbar buttons to space selected objects: , ,  or .

Arrange Graphical View by type

Use this option to arrange objects into specific groups - grouped together by object type:
  1. Place the objects in the Graphical View that you want to arrange.
  2. Click Graphic > Arrange Objects > Arrange Graphical View by type from the menu bar.
  3. All objects present in the Graphical View will be arranged into groups. Each group will contain objects of identical type.
  4. In addition, the groups of objects will be arranged hierarchically (top down in terms of object type importance) within the Graphical View. For a C++ project, this might look something like this:

Notes

  • You can also use the toolbar button to launch the Arrange Graphical View by type option.

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