Diagram Section


	Icon Layer Toggles between the icon layer and the diagram layer. See Switching from Diagram Layer to Icon Layer.
	Grid Displays or hides the grid. Click the command to display or hide the grid. You can use the grid to position your objects. See Using a Grid.
	Snapping Activates or deactivates the grid snapping. Move your object in the work area to automatically snap it to the grid. See Using a Grid.
	Show Diagram Extent Shows or hides the frame of the diagram extent. Show the frame to be able to graphically resize the extent of the diagram. See Editing the Coordinate System Using the Mouse.
	Line Creates a line or a broken line. See Drawing Primitives.
	Rectangle Creates a rectangle. See Drawing Primitives.
	Ellipse Creates an ellipse. See Drawing Primitives.
	Polygon Creates a polygon. See Drawing Primitives.
	Text Creates a text. See Drawing Primitives.
	Picture Adds a picture to the diagram or icon layer. See Adding a Picture.
	Modelica Graphics Properties Shows/hides the Modelica Graphics Properties dialog box, to edit selected graphical primitives. See Drawing Primitives.
	Smart Connection Disables/Enables the creation of smart connections. See Connecting with Smart Connect.
	Direct Connection Disables/Enables the creation of direct connections. See Creating a Standard Connection.
	Show Connector Names Shows or hides the connector names in the diagram. To easily identify connectors, you can show the connector names in the diagram. The connector name label is shown right next to the connector icon, so you can still select the connector when creating a connection. Note: The names of the root connectors are not displayed by this feature. In most cases, the root connector´s icon already displays the name.
	Align Left See Flyout for Aligning Instances
	Distribute Horizontally See Flyout for Distributing Instances
	Same Width See Flyout for Resizing Instances
	Reorganize Connections Reorganizes the connections to enhance the 2D display of your model. Avoids other components and tries to respect a minimum distance between parallel connections. See Reorganizing Connection Lines.
	Auto Space See Flyout for Automatic Spacing and Aligning of Instances.
	Filter Diagram Filters components by name. Components that do not match the filter string are made semitransparent. See Filtering Diagram Components by Name or Inheritance.
	Export Current Layer Exports the currently displayed layer as a picture file in .png or .svg format. See Exporting the Diagram or Icon Layer as a Picture.

Flyout for Aligning Instances


	Align Left Aligns components to the left. Select the components to be aligned to the left. See Aligning, Distributing, and Resizing Components.
	Align Right Aligns components to the right. Select the components to be aligned to the right. See Aligning, Distributing, and Resizing Components.
	Align Center Aligns instances in the center. Select the components to be vertically centered. See Aligning, Distributing, and Resizing Components.
	Align Top Aligns components along the upper component. Select the components to be aligned along with the upmost component. See Aligning, Distributing, and Resizing Components.
	Align Bottom Aligns components along with the lower component. Select the components to be aligned with the lower component. See Aligning, Distributing, and Resizing Components.
	Align Middle Aligns components in the middle. Select the components to be aligned in the middle. See Aligning, Distributing, and Resizing Components.

Flyout for Distributing Instances


	Distribute Horizontally Creates horizontally an equivalent space between the instances. Select the components to distribute horizontally the same distance between them. See Aligning, Distributing, and Resizing Components.
	Distribute Vertically Creates vertically an equivalent space between the instances. Select the components to distribute vertically the same distance between them. See Aligning, Distributing, and Resizing Components.

Flyout for Resizing Instances


	Same Width Resizes the components to the same width. The width of the first element of your selection is applied to the other selected components. See Aligning, Distributing, and Resizing Components.
	Same Height Resizes the components to the same height. The height of the first element of your selection is applied to the other selected components. See Aligning, Distributing, and Resizing Components.

Flyout for Automatic Spacing and Aligning of Instances


	Auto Space Spaces components. Click the command to optimize the spacing between selected, or all, components in x and y direction. See Spacing and Aligning Components Automatically.
	Auto Align Aligns components. Click the command to optimize the alignment of selected, or all, components in x and y direction. See Spacing and Aligning Components Automatically.
	Auto Align and Space Aligns and spaces components. Click the command to optimize the alignment and spacing of the selected, or all, components in x and y direction. See Spacing and Aligning Components Automatically.