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How do I EDIT
(move, rotate, scale, etc.) objects in ArchiCAD

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ArchiCAD provides great tools to edit objects. WALL CLEANUP In the example at the right we would like to join the two walls together.

We need to SELECT the walls. Choose the ARROW. Make sure the MAGNET option is selected. Under this selection anything you move over will be selected.

Select the horizontal wall and then HOLD down the SHIFT key to ADD to the selection set. With the SHIFT held DOWN select the vertical wall.

Select the tool shown at right. It works similar to a FILLET.

Page 2 The walls should join example at right. Press the ESC key twice to unselect the walls.

ROTATE

Using the ARROW SELECT the object to rotate.

The dots that appear are critical positions on the object ie: endpoints

Select the GRIP as shown which will bring up a PALLET of choices for us. Please note that the choices change depending on what you can do with the object. We can MOVE, ROTATE,MIROR, CHANGE ELEVATON, COPY or SCALE with this pallet.

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Select ROTATE from the choices by LEFT MOUSE CLICKING on the icon.

Please note that ARCHICAD dialogues with you. If you look at the bottom on the screen it is asking for a point to rotate around.

Page 4 Next move directly to the RIGHT and pick another point. This then will be our beginning reference line.

A circle will appear around the object with and angle dialogue box. You can type in an angle or by moving your cursor visually select the rotation angle you wish

Example rotated object.

Page 5 MOVE

Using the ARROW select the object to move. Select a GRIP to use as a reverence point and move object in the direction you wish to move. You can also type in the move value. CHANGING the PROPERTIES of an OBJECT You can change ANYTHING about ANY OBJECT using PROPERTIES. Suppose we want to get rid of the sink in our cabinet and have the end lines display. Using the ARROW SELECT the object and then pick the ICON on the INFOBOX

Page 6 You can also RIGHT MOUSE CLICK and select PROPERTIES.

Select the PARAMETERS pulldown.

Select 2D REPRESENTATION

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Pick on None and you will see an arrow you can select and choose BOTH.

Next select SINK

Select the ARROW and choose NONE.

This is typical of ways to change information about any object. Note that you can dig deeper and change almost anything about any object.

Page 8 The above choices resulted in a cabinet with no sink and with end lines displayed.

When the results are not quite what you were looking for select the object and go digging deeper.

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