Std Edit Menu: Difference between revisions

From FreeCAD Documentation
(Checked the menu texts against the GUI. Corrected caps and added '...' where required.)
No edit summary
Line 50: Line 50:


<!--T:3-->
<!--T:3-->
* [[File:Std_Undo.svg|32px]] [[Std_Undo|Undo]] reverses the last command.
* [[File:Std_Undo.svg|32px]] [[Std_Undo|Undo]]: Undoes one action.


<!--T:4-->
<!--T:4-->
* [[File:Std_Redo.svg|32px]] [[Std_Redo|Redo]] reapplies the last command reversed by Undo.
* [[File:Std_Redo.svg|32px]] [[Std_Redo|Redo]]: Redoes a previously undone action.


<!--T:5-->
<!--T:5-->
* [[File:Std_Cut.svg|32px]] [[Std_Cut|Cut]] places selected objects onto the clipboard and deletes them in the current document.
* [[File:Std_Cut.svg|32px]] [[Std_Cut|Cut]]: Copies spreadsheet cells to the Clipboard and then clears them.


<!--T:6-->
<!--T:6-->
* [[File:Std_Copy.svg|32px]] [[Std_Copy|Copy]] places selected objects onto the clipboard.
* [[File:Std_Copy.svg|32px]] [[Std_Copy|Copy]]: Copies objects to the Clipboard.


<!--T:7-->
<!--T:7-->
* [[File:Std_Paste.svg|32px]] [[Std_Paste|Paste]] moves the contents of the clipboard to the current document.
* [[File:Std_Paste.svg|32px]] [[Std_Paste|Paste]]: Pastes objects from the Clipboard into the document.


<!--T:8-->
<!--T:8-->
* [[Std_DuplicateSelection|Duplicate selection]] is a shortcut for Copy + Paste.
* [[Std_DuplicateSelection|Duplicate selection]]: Duplicates objects within the document.


<!--T:9-->
<!--T:9-->
* [[File:Std_Refresh.svg|32px]] [[Std_Refresh|Refresh]] redraws the display.
* [[File:Std_Refresh.svg|32px]] [[Std_Refresh|Refresh]]: Recomputes the document.


<!--T:10-->
<!--T:10-->
* [[File:Std_BoxSelection.svg|32px]] [[Std_BoxSelection|Box selection]] allows selecting all objects in a rectangular area.
* [[File:Std_BoxSelection.svg|32px]] [[Std_BoxSelection|Box selection]]: Selects objects from a rectangular area.


<!--T:23-->
<!--T:23-->
* [[File:Std_BoxElementSelection.svg|32px]] [[Std_BoxElementSelection|Box element selection]] allows selecting sub elements (vertices, edges, faces) in a rectangular area.
* [[File:Std_BoxElementSelection.svg|32px]] [[Std_BoxElementSelection|Box element selection]]: Selects faces from a rectangular area.


<!--T:11-->
<!--T:11-->
* [[File:Std_SelectAll.svg|32px]] [[Std_SelectAll|Select All]] selects all objects in the current document.
* [[File:Std_SelectAll.svg|32px]] [[Std_SelectAll|Select All]]: Selects all objects.


<!--T:12-->
<!--T:12-->
* [[File:Std_Delete.svg|32px]] [[Std_Delete|Delete]] deletes the current selection.
* [[File:Std_Delete.svg|32px]] [[Std_Delete|Delete]]: Deletes selected objects.


<!--T:22-->
<!--T:22-->
* [[File:Std_SendToPythonConsole.svg|32px]] [[Std_SendToPythonConsole|Send to Python Console]] {{Version|0.19}}
* [[File:Std_SendToPythonConsole.svg|32px]] [[Std_SendToPythonConsole|Send to Python Console]]: Creates variables in the [[Python_console|Python console]] referencing an object. {{Version|0.19}}


<!--T:13-->
<!--T:13-->
* [[File:Std_Placement.svg|32px]] [[Std_Placement|Placement...]] opens the Placement dialog for the selected object.
* [[File:Std_Placement.svg|32px]] [[Std_Placement|Placement...]]: Opens the Placement task panel for an object.


<!--T:14-->
<!--T:14-->
* [[Std_Alignment|Alignment...]] opens the Alignment dialog for the selected objects.
* [[Std_Alignment|Alignment...]]: Aligns an object in relation to a fixed reference object.


<!--T:15-->
<!--T:15-->
* [[File:Std_Edit.svg|32px]] [[Std_Edit|Toggle Edit mode]] turns Edit Mode on or off for the selected objects.
* [[File:Std_Edit.svg|32px]] [[Std_Edit|Toggle Edit mode]]: Activates or deactivates an object's edit mode.


<!--T:16-->
<!--T:16-->
* [[File:Std_DlgPreferences.svg|32px]] [[Std_DlgPreferences|Preferences...]] opens the user Preferences dialog. On the Mac OS this menu option may appear in the FreeCAD menu instead of the Edit menu.
* [[File:Std_DlgPreferences.svg|32px]] [[Std_DlgPreferences|Preferences...]]: Opens the [[Preferences_Editor|Preferences Editor]]. {{Emphasis|On the Mac OS this menu option may appear in the FreeCAD menu instead of the Edit menu.}}


{{Docnav
{{Docnav

Revision as of 16:03, 20 June 2020

This documentation is a work in progress. Please don't mark it as translatable since it will change in the next hours and days.
Std Base icon

Introduction

The Edit menu is one of the 7 sub-menus in the standard menu:

File     Edit     View     Tools     Macro     Windows     Help

The Edit menu provides tools to change the model, such as Copy, Paste, etc.

Tools

The following tools are available in this menu:

  • Undo: Undoes one action.
  • Redo: Redoes a previously undone action.
  • Cut: Copies spreadsheet cells to the Clipboard and then clears them.
  • Copy: Copies objects to the Clipboard.
  • Paste: Pastes objects from the Clipboard into the document.
  • Delete: Deletes selected objects.
  • Placement...: Opens the Placement task panel for an object.
  • Alignment...: Aligns an object in relation to a fixed reference object.