Mode for Rebar Runs ( Drawing Editor )

Tool summary :

• Lets you invoke -- via your mouse -- commands for adding, modifying, or deleting rebar runs.
• Modes can be reconfigured by users in Mode Configuration . This documentation explains the defaults for this mode.
• To activate Mode for Rebar Runs :
  

  • Method 1 : Click the Mode for Rebar Runs icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Objects -- Rebar Runs ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

  • Method 2 : If " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Objects > Rebar Runs > Mode for Rebar Runs .

  • Method 3, 4 or 5 : Mode for Rebar Runs can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

  • Note: If you have nested this mode inside another mode using Mode Configuration , you can invoke this mode's mouse bindings from within that other mode by clicking the appropriate mouse button. To bring back the mouse bindings of the original mode, use Mode Return (or Esc ).
• 3-button mouse bindings with scroll wheel:
  
  

  no key pressed

  Add Edit Erase

  
  
  • Left-click ( Edit ) invokes Edit a Rebar Run .
  • Middle-click ( Add ) invokes Add 2D Rebar Run
  • Right-click ( Erase ) invokes Erase a Rebar Run .
  • Scroll up invokes Zoom In to Pointer .
  • Scroll down invokes Zoom Out to Pointer .
    
    

    Erase All

    Ctrl key pressed

  • Right-click ( Erase All ) invokes Erase All Rebar Runs .
• If you find yourself stuck while executing a command and want to bring back the original mouse bindings, click the mouse button for Return (usually right-click). If Return is not shown on the mouse binding reporter, press Esc to execute Mode Return .
• For example, Add 2D Rebar Run brings you into a loop for repeatedly adding rebar runs -- right-click ( Return ) when you are done. .

Also see :

• Modes (topic)
• Select Items (base mode in Drawing Editor )
• Mode Configuration (to configure a mode)
• Clear Mode Stack (to go directly back to the base mode)
• Mouse button binding reporter (shows mouse button to press)
• Mode Return (or press Esc to go back to base mode or previous mode)
• Mouse buttons ( User and Site Options -- sets number of mouse bindings)

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