Activating and quitting tools

Allplan offers you several options to activate, execute and quit tools.

Activating tools

• You can click the relevant icon.
• You can double click the element with the right mouse button. This activates the tool that was used to create the element. All the settings and parameters of the element you clicked are used.
• You can activate tools via shortcut keys. Click Shortcut Keys on the ? menu to get a list of all predefined shortcuts. In addition, the shortcut key for tools where one has been defined is shown in the ToolTip.
• You can use the shortcut menu.
  

  The shortcut menu appears when an element or the empty workspace is clicked with the right mouse button. Depending on the element clicked, relevant edit tools are made available.

• You can activate tools via the menu bar.

Executing tools

Instructions are provided in the dialog line after you have clicked a tool. For example:

• Point snap (e.g., Line tool: From point):
• Selecting elements (e.g. Delete tool: Select elements you want to delete).

When appropriate, a dialog box or context toolbar is displayed so that you can make settings for the function.

Quitting tools

• Press ESC on the keyboard.
• Click a toolbar with the right mouse button.
• Activate a different tool.