User Guide

Drawing Symbol Graphics
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Rotating and Flipping Elements
In the symbol editor, you can rotate and flip (mirror)
elements currently being drawn, elements already drawn,
and entire areas of a drawing. A rotated element is rotated
90° counter-clockwise. A flipped element is mirrored
about the Y-axis.
Rotating and flipping must occur during one of the
following:
• while dragging (before placement)
• after placement
Rotating Elements
Rotating an element before placing it
1 Select an element to be placed.
2 Press C+R to rotate it while still in the drag mode.
The image rotates 90° counter-clockwise. Each time
you press C+R, the image will rotate 90°
counter-clockwise.
Rotating an already placed element
1 Select the element.
2 Press C+R to rotate it 90° counter-clockwise.
Rotating an area of the drawing
1 Drag the pointer to select and outline the area to be
rotated.
2 Press C+R to rotate the area.
The selected area rotates 90° counter-clockwise about
the center point of the selected area.
Default
Rotated once
Rotating a Drawing Element