Modifying Symbols Position and Orientation

You can modify the position or the orientation of a symbol or a group of symbols through a handle. If the symbol is connected to a route line, and then the path of the route line is also modified.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Create a diagram view containing symbols.

Modify a Symbol Position

You can modify a symbol position through a translation.

  1. From the Layout section of the action bar, click Manipulate Symbols .
    The App Options panel appears.
    Note: The mode selected to modify the symbol position remains active when selecting Manipulate Symbols again.
  2. Select the symbol to be moved.

    Note: You can select Intersecting Rectangle Selection Trap to move several symbols.

    The Manipulation Options Chooser dialog box appears. The handle appears and the selected symbol is highlighted.

  3. Select Transform to apply the modifications to the selected object.

    Note: You can copy the symbol and apply the modifications on the new symbol. For more information, see Reversing and Mirroring Symbols.

  4. To modify the center of the rotation, drag the middle point of the compass to the desired location.
  5. Select and hold one of the following parts of the handle according to the desired type of translation:
    • The face to do a free translation of the symbol
    • The vertical hand to do a vertical translation of the symbol
    • The horizontal hand to do a horizontal translation of the symbol
  6. Drag the handle to the convenient place.
  7. Optional: To define the x-axis and y-axis values, select the X or Y coordinates in the 2D graph and complete the Translation dialog box:
    • X: Enter the x-axis coordinate of the symbol.
    • Y: Enter the y-axis coordinate of the symbol.
    • Step: Enter the translation step.

    Note: If Snapping is activated, the step value cannot be modified. By default, the step is set to 1.

  8. Click OK to validate the new position of the symbol.

Modify a Symbol Orientation

You can modify a symbol orientation through a rotation.

  1. From the Layout section of the action bar, click Manipulate Symbols .
    The App Options panel appears.
    Note: If you select Manipulate Symbols again, the mode selected to modify the symbol orientation remains active .
  2. Select the symbol to be moved.

    Note: You can select Intersecting Rectangle Selection Trap to move several symbols.

    The Manipulation Options Chooser dialog box appears. The handle appears and the selected symbol is highlighted.
  3. Select Transform to apply the modifications to the selected object.

    Note: You can copy the symbol and apply the modifications on the new symbol. For more information, see Reversing and Mirroring Symbols.

  4. To modify the center of the rotation, drag the middle point of the compass to the desired location.
  5. Select and hold the circle or the triangular pointer (at the end of the horizontal hand) and drag your pointer to define the angle of rotation.
  6. Optional: To define the angle of rotation, select the rotation value and complete the Rotation dialog box:
    • Angle: Enter the desired angle of rotation for the symbol.
    • Step: Enter the translation step.

    Note: If Snapping is activated, the step value cannot be modified. By default, the step is set to 45.



  7. Click OK to validate the new orientation of the symbol.