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move-string-section

 

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move-string-section

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Description

Moves a selected string segment, redrawing the adjacent segments to accommodate the new location of the segment.

How to Use

  1. Run the command.

  2. Following the prompts displayed in the Status Bar, select the start point of the string segment.

  3. You can now either:

    • Select the end point of the string segment and release the mouse button to reposition using the "2-click" method. A subsequent left-click or right click (to snap) will set the new location for the segment's start point, or;

    • Click and hold either the left mouse button to dynamically drag the string segment anywhere on the screen, or the right-mouse button to dynamically snap the string section to a new screen position (according to your existing snap settings.

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  • For closed strings, selection is in a counter-clockwise direction.
  • Links to points connected to the segment start and end points are maintained.

  1. Click Cancel.

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