Moving, Resizing, Flipping, and Rotating Components

You can move, resize, flip, and rotate one or several components.


Before you begin: From the Package Browser, activate a class.
Note: The class must be editable.
  1. Select one or several components.

    Tip: To avoid the risk of creating unwanted connections when, for example, moving components, you can deactivate the creation of direct and smart connections by, from the from the Diagram section of the action bar:
    1. Click Smart Connection
    2. Click Direct Connection
    The commands works in toggle mode. It is a good idea to activate these modes again when ready.

  2. Drag the pointer and move the components to the required position.
  3. To resize the component, drag the handles.


  4. To rotate one or several components clockwise, from the flyout of the last command in the context toolbar, click Rotate -90 .
    Note: For a single component, the rotation is done around the origin of the component (displayed as a red cross), if any. Otherwise, the origin is automatically added at the center of the component.

    To rotate counterclockwise, use the corresponding command Rotate 90 .

  5. To flip one or several components horizontally, from the flyout of the last command in the context toolbar, click Horizontal Flip .

    To flip the component or components vertically, use the corresponding command Vertical Flip .