
So a efficient zooming and scrolling functions are essential to be productive. Draw an other box.ĭesign can get huge and rich in detail. New shapes will always be added to the active layer.Īctivate an other layer via the layer toolbar by a left mouse click. One layer is always marked with a special background. In the LayoutEditor there is a dock window with all available layers. Layers with similar function may get similar colors. If you want to use an existing technology, there are normally fixed rules on which layer to place the shapes.To enable proper differentiation of the layers they are painted in different colors and different fill styles. A layer can ether represent a technology function or a logical function like labeling. The assignment of a shape to a technology function is done via layers. It can represent a conductor, a donated area, seismic mass of a sensor.

Also it must be clear what to do with the shape.
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The mouse help sub windows in the lower left always show the occupation of the mouse buttons.Ī second left mouse click will complete the box.įor designing a layout it is not enough to define the shape.

The function of the mouse depends on the mouse location, key modifiers and the drawing mode. The current mode is displayed with a yellow background in the tool bar.Įnter the first corner of the box: Make a left click with the mouse into the drawing area. The drawing part can be in different states called modes.
