Arranging

Module(s): Draft

You can use the Arrange tool to arrange elements at regular intervals. The two outer elements remain unchanged; the other elements are distributed evenly according to the selected option.

To arrange elements

1. Click Arrange (How).
   

   Activate Arrange in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Modify Draft

   • Palette: Tools Modify area in the following module(s):

   Draft

2. Use the Input Options to specify the type of arrangement:
   • Arrange left edges horizontally
     The selected elements are arranged horizontally between the two outer elements so that the left edges of the selected elements are at a constant offset.
   • Arrange midpoints horizontally
     The selected elements are arranged horizontally between the two outer elements so that the midpoints of the selected elements are at a constant offset.
   • Arrange right edges horizontally
     The selected elements are arranged horizontally between the two outer elements so that the right edges of the selected elements are at a constant offset.
   • Arrange space between elements horizontally
     The selected elements are arranged horizontally between the two outer elements so that the space between the selected elements is constant.
   • Arrange upper edges vertically
     The selected elements are arranged vertically between the two outer elements so that the upper edges of the selected elements are at a constant offset.
   • Arrange midpoints vertically
     The selected elements are arranged vertically between the two outer elements so that the midpoints of the selected elements are at a constant offset.
   • Arrange lower edges vertically
     The selected elements are arranged vertically between the two outer elements so that the lower edges of the selected elements are at a constant offset.
   • Arrange space between elements vertically
     The selected elements are arranged vertically between the two outer elements so that the space between the selected elements is constant.
3. Select the elements you want to arrange.
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a region, use the left mouse button to open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select
   • To include all the elements in the current document, click All in the Input options or press CTRL+A. Please note that this option is not available for all tools.

   For more information on the options available for selecting elements in Allplan, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use the Filter Assistant to apply a filter based on element types and/or properties. For more information, see Filter Assistant.