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Inline Features Menu
When you are editing elements and their features, and if you know what to enter without being prompted by field names, you can quickly complete your work by using inline editing; that is, typing in and editing the information within the element image on a diagram. To support this, you can also use menu options to add and delete selected features, display their properties and add linked notes to the element.
Access Element | Inline Features
(Or, to display the options on a context menu, right-click on the selected feature)
Inline Editing Options
Click on the element and then click on the attribute, operation, element name, Maintenance item or Test item on the element before displaying the menu.
Option |
Action |
Shortcut |
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Edit Selected |
Type over or delete the text of the highlighted feature.
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F2 |
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View Properties |
Open the Properties dialog containing details of the selected feature, or of the element itself if no feature is selected.
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Insert New After Selected |
Insert a new item in the element, of the same type as the selected feature, and immediately following the selected feature. Type in the feature name and parameters, and press Enter.
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Create Linked Note |
Add a Note element linked to the selected feature, reflecting the content of that feature. |
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Add Attribute |
Add an attribute to the current element.
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Ctrl+Shift+F9 |
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Add Operation |
Add an operation to the element.
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Ctrl+Shift+F10 |
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Add Other |
Insert other features such as Maintenance and Testing items. To display these features on the element, select to show the appropriate compartment on the element.
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Ctrl+F11 |
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Delete Selected from Model
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Delete the selected feature from the model. |
Ctrl+Shift+Delete |
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Active keys after selecting the above options
Key |
Action |
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Enter |
Save current changes.
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Ctrl+Enter |
Save current changes and open a new slot to add a new item.
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Esc |
Cancel editing.
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Shift+F10 |
Display a context menu with possible parameter values.
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