Graphic manipulations of the circuit components in the circuit editor context: displacement, rotation

Introduction

With the electric circuit editor several graphic manipulations are possible starting from a selection of components of the circuit:

  • Displacement (or copying) of a selection
  • Rotation of a selection

Displacement: definition

The displacement (or the copying) of a selection is a translation of the selection.

The component or the selection orientation is not modified.

Displacement mode

The user can displace a selection:

  • by maintaining it connected to the electric circuit
  • by disconnecting it from the rest of the electric circuit

These two modes of displacement are presented in the table below:

Mode of displacement: The selection is:
Slide-displace Connected to the circuit
Copy-paste Disconnected from the circuit

Displacing a selection maintaining it connected

To displace a selection maintaining it connected to the circuit , use the mode slide-displace :

Step Action
1 Select the component(s) to displace
2

Slide the selection to a valid location*

  • maintain the left button of the mouse pressed
→ The selection follows the mouse displacement
3

Place the selection to its location

  • depress the button
→

If the final position chosen is valid, the displacement of the selection has been carried out

If the final position chosen is not valid, the selection gets to its initial position
Note: * some locations will be forbidden if the selection overlaps other components of the circuit. The components in conflict appear in red

Displace (or copy) a selection by disconnecting it

To displace (or copy) a selection by disconnecting it from the circuit, use the cut-paste mode (or copy-paste ):

Step Action
1 Select the component(s) to displace
2

Click Cut (or Copy) in the Edition menu.

Click on icon Cut (or Copy )
3

Click on Paste in the Edition menu.

Click on the Paste icon
→ The selection appears and it is mobile by using the cursor
4

Set the selection to a new location

  • click on the left button
→

If the final position chosen is valid, the displacement of the selection has been carried out.

If the final position chosen is not valid, the selection remains mobile with the cursor and the displacement has not been carried out

Rotating a selection

To rotate a selection:

Step Action
1 Select the component(s) to be rotated
2

Rotate the selection:

  • click on Rotate in the Circuit menu or on the icon

or

  • use the hot key by pressing the button R
→

The selection is disconnected and rotated by 90°

After the rotation, if the position of the selection is valid, the selection is automatically placed on the graphic sheet

After the rotation, if the position of the selection is not valid, the selection remains mobile by using the cursor and the user must choose a valid location