Context Menus

Click on an object, plug-in object, the drawing area, or a section of the Resource Browser with a right click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Macintosh), to display a menu containing context-sensitive commands that pertain to the selected item or items. If several similar items are selected, only the applicable context menu commands become available to all the items in the selection.

Many different types of objects have the same global context commands available, such as Cut, Copy, and Paste. These are listed once, under “Object” rather than listing them repeatedly for each type of object.

Item and Context Commands	Description
Document
Activate Class Activate Layer	Activates the class or layer of the object nearest to the last mouse click. These commands provide quick access to the class or layer of any object currently displayed.
Force Select	Activates the class, layer, or both (as necessary), and selects the object nearest to the last mouse click
Active Layer Scale	Accesses the Layer Scale dialog box; from there, change the scale of the active design layer (or all design layers)
Document Preferences	Provides a shortcut to the command of the same name on the File > Document Settings menu
Palettes	Provides a shortcut to palette display options on the Window > Palettes menu
Layer Options Class Options	Provide shortcuts to the commands of the same names on the View menu
Object
Activate Class Activate Layer	Activates the class or layer of the object clicked upon, even if the object could not normally be selected due to a different layer scale, or the current class or layer option settings. These commands provide quick access to the class or layer of any object currently displayed.
Force Select	Activates the object’s class, layer, or both (as necessary) and selects the object, even if the object could not normally be selected due to a different layer scale, or the current class or layer option settings
Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All	Provide shortcuts to the commands of the same names on the Edit menu
Send, Rotate	Provide shortcuts to the commands of the same names on the Modify menu
Lock, Unlock	Provide shortcuts to the commands of the same names on the Modify menu
Add Surface, Clip Surface, Intersect Surface	When two or more closed 2D objects are selected, provides shortcuts to the commands of the same name on the Modify menu
Properties	Accesses the object’s properties dialog box, which is similar to the Object Info palette; it contains information specific to the selected object
Plug-In Objects
Path Plug-In Object, Path Plug-in Object with Profile	Includes Extrude along Path and for the Design Series, Chain Extrude and Piping Run
Edit, Edit Path	Provides a shortcut to the Edit Group command on the Modify menu
Edit Profile	If permitted by the object type, allows you to switch from editing the path to editing the profile. Similarly, if editing the profile, use the context menu to switch to path editing.
Group
Edit	Provides a shortcut to the Edit Group command on the Modify menu
Ungroup	Provides a shortcut to the command of the same name on the Modify menu
Symbol
Edit	Provides a shortcut to the Edit Symbol command on the Modify menu
Replace	Similar to the Replace button on the Object Info palette, accesses the Choose a Symbol dialog box for replacing the symbol instance with a different symbol
Edit 2D Component or Edit 3D Component	Edits the 2D or 3D component of the symbol instance; if editing one of the components, the context menu allows you to switch directly to editing the other component.
Resource Browser	The resources context menu contains shortcuts for creating, applying, and managing resources and also for manipulating how resources display in the Resource Browser. Additional options display on the menu depending on the specific item clicked upon (see Working with Resources).
Text
Format Text	Provides a shortcut to the command of the same name on the Text menu
Check Spelling	Checks the spelling in the current text block
Edit	Places the text in text editing mode
Drawing Border
Show Grids	Toggles between showing and hiding grid text and lines in the drawing border margin
Title Block	Opens the Import Title Block dialog box, for adding a title block to the drawing border; see Adding a Title Block
Wall or Round Wall
Join	Activates the Wall Join tool for joining wall segments; see Joining Walls. The tool defaults to the mode used previously with the tool
Remove Break	Activates the Remove Wall Breaks tool to clean up wall breaks or gaps; see Removing Wall Breaks
Viewport
Edit Annotations, Edit Crop, Edit Design Layer	Provide shortcuts to edit the viewport’s annotations, crop, or design layer, bypassing the Edit Viewport dialog box (see Cropping Sheet Layer Viewports). The context menu commands can also be accessed when in an edit viewport mode (for example, to switch directly from editing a crop to editing annotations)
Edit	Opens the Edit Viewport dialog box
Edit Design Layer	Activates the design layer of the right-clicked object (if the right-clicked object does not belong to a design layer, the Edit Viewport dialog box opens)
Update	Updates the viewport, similar to the Update button on the Object Info palette
Light
Turn On/Off	Toggles the light on or off
Set Light to View, Set View to Light	For directional, spot, or custom (RenderWorks required) lights, sets the orientation of the light to that of the current view, or the orientation of the view to that of the light
Edit (Design Series required)	For Spotlight lighting devices, edits the instrument properties
Edit Light (Design Series required)	For Spotlight lighting devices, edits the light contained within the instrument
Worksheet on Drawing	(Other worksheet context menu commands are described in Worksheet Commands)
Recalculate	Recalculates all formulas in the worksheet
Dimension
Format Text	Provides a shortcut to the command of the same name on the Text menu
Chain Dimension	For more information on editing chain dimensions, see Editing Chain Dimensions
Add Dimension	Adds a dimension or witness line to the chain
Delete Segment/Witness Line	Deletes dimension or witness line
Edit Dimension	Edits the properties of an individual dimension
Format Text	Provides a shortcut to the command of the same name on the Text menu
Layer Link (Design Series required)
Convert to Viewport	Converts the layer link to a design layer viewport
Edit Crop	Enters crop mode for a cropped layer link Cropping Layer Links
Edit Design Layer	Returns to the design layer of the object in the layer link
Redline (Design Series required)
Pick Up Redline, Restore Redline	Toggles the redline status to picked up or restored
Site Model (Design Series required)
Edit Source Data	Accesses the source data in Edit Group mode (see Setting Site Model Properties)
Update	Updates the site model, similar to the Update button on the Object Info palette
Plants (Design Series required)
Create Plant from Object	Creates a plant definition for the current plant symbol
Edit	Opens the Edit Plant dialog box, for editing the plant 2D/3D components, definition, or path (for multiple plant placements)
Replace Plant	Replaces the plant symbol, similar to the Replace Plant button on the Object Info palette
Export Plant	Exports the selected plant to the specified location; see Exporting Resources

Item and Context Commands

Activates the class or layer of the object nearest to the last mouse click. These commands provide quick access to the class or layer of any object currently displayed.

Force Select

Activates the class, layer, or both (as necessary), and selects the object nearest to the last mouse click

Active Layer Scale

Accesses the Layer Scale dialog box; from there, change the scale of the active design layer (or all design layers)

Document Preferences

Provides a shortcut to the command of the same name on the File > Document Settings menu

Palettes

Provides a shortcut to palette display options on the Window > Palettes menu

Layer Options

Class Options

Provide shortcuts to the commands of the same names on the View menu

Object

Activate Class

Activate Layer

Activates the class or layer of the object clicked upon, even if the object could not normally be selected due to a different layer scale, or the current class or layer option settings. These commands provide quick access to the class or layer of any object currently displayed.

Force Select

Activates the object’s class, layer, or both (as necessary) and selects the object, even if the object could not normally be selected due to a different layer scale, or the current class or layer option settings

Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All

Provide shortcuts to the commands of the same names on the Edit menu

Send, Rotate

Provide shortcuts to the commands of the same names on the Modify menu

Lock, Unlock

Provide shortcuts to the commands of the same names on the Modify menu

Add Surface, Clip Surface, Intersect Surface

When two or more closed 2D objects are selected, provides shortcuts to the commands of the same name on the Modify menu

Properties

Accesses the object’s properties dialog box, which is similar to the Object Info palette; it contains information specific to the selected object

Plug-In Objects

Path Plug-In Object, Path Plug-in Object with Profile

Includes Extrude along Path and for the Design Series, Chain Extrude and Piping Run

Edit, Edit Path

Provides a shortcut to the Edit Group command on the Modify menu

Edit Profile

If permitted by the object type, allows you to switch from editing the path to editing the profile. Similarly, if editing the profile, use the context menu to switch to path editing.

Group

Edit

Provides a shortcut to the Edit Group command on the Modify menu

Ungroup

Provides a shortcut to the command of the same name on the Modify menu

Symbol

Edit

Provides a shortcut to the Edit Symbol command on the Modify menu

Replace

Similar to the Replace button on the Object Info palette, accesses the Choose a Symbol dialog box for replacing the symbol instance with a different symbol

Edit 2D Component or Edit 3D Component

Edits the 2D or 3D component of the symbol instance; if editing one of the components, the context menu allows you to switch directly to editing the other component.

Resource Browser

The resources context menu contains shortcuts for creating, applying, and managing resources and also for manipulating how resources display in the Resource Browser. Additional options display on the menu depending on the specific item clicked upon (see Working with Resources).

Text

Format Text

Provides a shortcut to the command of the same name on the Text menu

Check Spelling

Checks the spelling in the current text block

Edit

Places the text in text editing mode

Drawing Border

Show Grids

Toggles between showing and hiding grid text and lines in the drawing border margin

Title Block

Opens the Import Title Block dialog box, for adding a title block to the drawing border; see Adding a Title Block

Wall or Round Wall

Join

Activates the Wall Join tool for joining wall segments; see Joining Walls. The tool defaults to the mode used previously with the tool

Remove Break

Activates the Remove Wall Breaks tool to clean up wall breaks or gaps; see Removing Wall Breaks

Viewport

Edit Annotations, Edit Crop, Edit Design Layer

Provide shortcuts to edit the viewport’s annotations, crop, or design layer, bypassing the Edit Viewport dialog box (see Cropping Sheet Layer Viewports). The context menu commands can also be accessed when in an edit viewport mode (for example, to switch directly from editing a crop to editing annotations)

Edit

Opens the Edit Viewport dialog box

Edit Design Layer

Activates the design layer of the right-clicked object (if the right-clicked object does not belong to a design layer, the Edit Viewport dialog box opens)

Update

Updates the viewport, similar to the Update button on the Object Info palette

Light

Turn On/Off

Toggles the light on or off

Set Light to View, Set View to Light

For directional, spot, or custom (RenderWorks required) lights, sets the orientation of the light to that of the current view, or the orientation of the view to that of the light

Edit (Design Series required)