KOMPAS-3D v23

In the KOMPAS-3D system, the following methods for editing objects are available:

•changing objects without starting the editing process,

•changing objects with starting the editing process.

General information about these methods is listed in the current section. Specifics of editing objects in models is described in the Editing and deleting model objects, and in graphic documents — in the section Editing and deleting objects in a graphic document.

Changing objects without starting the editing process

Changing objects without starting the editing process allows to perform the following actions.

•Changing some parameters of the objects on the Parameter Panels. This is available for one or multiple selected objects.

More about changing parameters...

•Changing configuration of the objects by moving characteristic points with the mouse (only for dimensions and designations of a model and for objects of a graphic document).

For more detail on editing dimensions and designations of the model with the mouse...

More details on editing objects of a graphic document using the mouse...

To change an object without starting the editing process, click it with the mouse. The object will be highlighted. The controls for specifying parameters will appear in the Parameter Panel. If editing with the mouse is available for the object, then the graphic area will display the defining points.

After performing all necessary actions, click in the free field of the document or choose another object for editing.

Changing objects with starting the editing process

During editing you can change parameters and configuration of the object.

To start the editing process, double-click the object or select the object and invoke the Edit command from the Edit menu or the context menu.

Upon switching to the process of editing, the command with which the object was created is started. Changing parameters during editing is performed in the same way as during creating an object. Various methods to specify object parameters using the Parameter Panels They are described in section Techniques for working with the Document Tree.

Parameters of some objects can be changed using the mouse. Such objects include dimensions and designations, and in a model also geometric objects. To change objects with the mouse, you use defining points displayed in the graphic area during editing.

After making all necessary changes, complete the object editing process by clicking the Create Object .