Drawing Operations

When the Schematic Editor is the active window, use these commands on the Draw menu and right-click menu to perform various operations on schematic elements. The commands that are active depend on what is selected, and on the previous command.

• Rotate — Rotates a selected object or group of objects 90° counterclockwise. You can also press Ctrl+R.
• Align Horizontal — Horizontally aligns selected components, property displays, or combination of components and property displays with the first object you selected.

To align multiple objects horizontally:

1. Press Ctrl and click the object with which you want to align the others.
2. Still pressing Ctrl, click the additional objects to add them to the selection.
   Note:

   The first-selected object is highlighted in red, and the subsequently selected objects are highlighted in dark red.

3. On the Draw menu, click Align Horizontal. The selected objects align horizontally with the first selection.
   • Align Vertical — This option vertically aligns selected components, property displays, or combination of components and property displays with the first object you selected.

To align multiple objects vertically:

1. Press Ctrl and click the object with which you want to align the others.
2. Still pressing Ctrl, click the additional objects to add them to the selection.
   Note:

   The first-selected object is highlighted in red, and the subsequently selected objects are highlighted in dark red.

3. Select Draw > Align Vertical. The selected objects align vertically with the first selection. Flip Vertical — This option flips the selected object or group of objects around the X-axis.

To flip multiple objects vertically:

1. Press Ctrl and click an object to flip vertically.
2. Still pressing Ctrl, click the additional objects to add them to the selection.
   Note:

   The first-selected object is highlighted in red, and the subsequently selected objects are highlighted in dark red.

3. Select Draw > Flip Vertical.

• Flip Horizontal — This option flips the selected object or group of objects around the Y-axis.

To flip multiple objects horizontally:

1. Press Ctrl and select an object to flip horizontally.
2. Still pressing Ctrl, click the additional objects to add them to the selection.
   Note:

   The first-selected object is highlighted in red, and the subsequently selected objects are highlighted in dark red.

3. On the Draw menu, click Flip Horizontal.

• Bring to Front — moves the selected object to the front of the drawing.
• Send to Back — moves the selected object to the back of the drawing.