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Chapter 5
Creating graphics maps
Table 20. Graphics Editor Placement menu
Menu Item
Description
Grid...
Displays a grid which is used to assist in aligning and arranging objects symmetrically. When the grid is
activated, objects are "snapped" into place when dragged and released. As you draw, rotate, resize, or drag
objects, they snap to the grid whether it is displayed or not.
Lock/Unlock
This toggle function allows you to lock or unlock one or more selected objects in place so they cannot be
inadvertently dragged around the drawing space.
Hide/Show
This toggle function allows you to hide or show one or more selected objects. You may want to alter your
graphic map so that some elements are not visible in a particular version based on who is using it. The graphic
map can always be modified later to restore the view of the hidden object.
To locate hidden objects in a drawing, select Edit, Select All, then Placement, Show. You cannot restore a
hidden object to view unless it is selected.
Raise
When overlapping objects comprise a drawing, select an object and choose Raise to move the selected object
to the top of the overlapping objects.
Step up
When overlapping objects comprise a drawing, select an object and choose Step Up to move the selected
object up one level in the group of the overlapping objects.
Step down
When overlapping objects comprise a drawing, select an object and choose Step Down to move the selected
object down one level in the group of the overlapping objects.
Lower
When overlapping objects comprise a drawing, select an object and choose Lower to move the selected object
to the bottom of the overlapping objects.
Table 21. Graphics Editor Transform menu
Menu Item
Description
Mirror/Flip
The Mirror and Flip options reverse an image or selection's orientation along the vertical and horizontal axes:
• Mirror reverses the image or selection horizontally, so that what was the left side becomes the right side,
and vice-versa.
• Flip reverses the image or selection vertically, so that what was the top becomes the bottom, and viceversa.
Group/
Ungroup
You can combine several objects into a group so that the objects are treated as a single unit. You can then move
or transform a number of objects without affecting their individual positions or attributes.
Select the objects to be grouped or ungrouped. Selecting part of an object and grouping it will group the entire
object.
Table 22. Graphics Editor Utilities menu
Menu Item
Description
Minimize
styles
Optimizes the use of patterns in a selected portion of a map by using style sharing. The styles or patterns, such
as lines, arrows, and textures, that are used in the selected objects are reduced to the minimum number of
styles.
Minimize all
styles
Optimizes the use of patterns in a map by using style sharing. All styles or patterns, such as lines, arrows, and
textures, that are used in a map are reduced to the minimum number of styles.
Propagate
styles
Optimizes the use of patterns in a selected portion of a map by using style sharing. The styles or patterns, such
as lines, arrows, and textures, that are used in the selected objects are reduced to the minimum number of
styles. These styles are then shared with all the elements in the map that have equivalent styles.
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