Edit Slab
After a Slab has been created, one can still edit it.
Start with launching the Edit Slab command.
Figure 1: Edit Slab
It is possible to edit one, or several elements of the same element type at the same time. Double-click on elements and components will trigger the corresponding edit command
Figure 2: Options for Edit Slab
Note: After editing an element, one needs to Exit the command. If Esc is used, the change will be lost.
1. Properties
This option will open the properties dialog for the Slab that was used when the Slab was drawn.
2. Length
This option will make it possible to change the length of the slabs. In the example in Figure 3 the Slabs will be extended, but it is possible to shorten the elements as well.
Figure 3: Extend the length of a Slab
3. Add
After adding a component, e.g. a Recess or a CIM, to the element, they need to be added to the element. Otherwise, they are not included in the element.
Figure 4: Add components
4. Remove
Contrary to Add, one might need to exclude a component, e.g. a Recess or a CIM, from the element. Then Remove will be used.
Figure 5: Remove components
5. Rotate
Sometimes, one wants to rotate a Slab change the direction and insertion point for it. One example could be that the cut side of a Hollow Core should be on the reverse side according to the insertion point.
Figure 6: Rotate Slab
6. Move Text
It is possible to move the Element Mark and the other text for an element.
Figure 7: Move text
Exit
After editing the element, one must Exit the command keep the change. If Esc is used, one will loose the change.
If the element was saved before editing, the changes needs to be saved to the database (the element mark will get a small star to indicate that it needs to be saved). This can be done with the usual Save command, but also with Exit and Save when ending the Edit command.
Figure 8: Ending the Edit command with Exit and Save will automatically save the changes to the database.