Move Vertices

Vertices of the Opening Section boundary can be moved with the Move Vertices option, which is available in the Sidebar, the menu, or as a right-click option for individual vertices. A move can be defined in several different ways, using graphical and / or keyboard (prompt line) entry:

To move one or more vertices:

  1. First make sure the Opening Section View is selected.

  2. Select Move Vertices from the Sidebar, the Opening menu or the right-click menu.

  3. Select the vertices you wish to move. You can select individual vertices by clicking on them with the left mouse button or multiple vertices by drawing a window around them (click and hold the left mouse button, and drag to create a window).

  4. When you are finished selecting, press Enter or right-click and select Done.

  5. You will then be prompted to enter the information defining the move. This can be done in several different ways:

Enter two points defining the move

The move can be defined by entering two points (a start and end point), which define a vector for the move:

Relative Move

A shortcut for directly defining the move in terms of relative x, y displacements is to type the "@" symbol in the prompt line followed by the relative x and y displacement of the move. For example, type:

Distance and Angle

A move can also be defined in terms of a distance and an angle. Type the "@" symbol followed by the distance and the "<" symbol followed by the angle, in the prompt line. For example, type:

  1. After you have entered the move information, all of the vertices selected in Step 3 will be translated from their original positions according to the move you have defined.

It is suggested that the user experiment with these options to become familiar with the many different editing capabilities of Unwedge.

Right Click Shortcut for Individual Vertices

The Move Vertices option is also available as a right-click shortcut for individual vertices:

  1. Locate the cursor over a vertex that you wish to move.

  2. Click the right mouse button, and the vertex will be "selected".

  3. A popup menu will appear, from which you can select various Move options:

Move To

The Move To option allows you to enter the coordinates of the new point directly, either graphically with the mouse or in the prompt line. For example, if you want a vertex moved to the coordinates 5,20, then simply enter the coordinates 5,20.

Relative Move

Enter the relative x,y displacement. To aid with graphical entry, the relative x,y displacement of the current cursor location is displayed as a tooltip as you move the mouse. For prompt line entry, the numbers are entered directly in the prompt line (see the note below).

Distance and Angle

Enter a distance and angle (degrees). To aid with graphical entry, the distance and angle of the current cursor location is displayed as a tooltip as you move the mouse. For prompt line entry, the numbers are entered directly in the prompt line (see the note below).

Note: when you use the right-click Move Relative or Move by Distance and Angle options, you do not use the special characters "@" (for relative move) or "@" and "<" (for distance and angle move), as described for the Move Vertices option above. The relative move, or distance and angle, is typed directly in the prompt line, without these characters.