Markus Friedrich: /* Insert vertex */

2010-03-17T14:26:49Z

Insert vertex

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== General ==

A '''vertex''' appears in TARGET 3001! when drawing lines, schematic signals or oder copper tracks. If you click one of these elements by a single click '''[[M1]]''' it gets highlighted and at both ends little black square touchpads will appear. See the example of a signal segment in a schematic hit by '''[[M1]]''': 

[[image:bending1.jpg]] 

Besides touching and moving of such a touchpad there is a context menu opening when clicking '''[[M2]]''' on it: 

[[image:bending2_e.jpg]] 

Now it is clear that such a touchpad is nothing else than a '''vertex''', with other words both black touchpads are the boundaries of a line segment. A line , a signal, a track is bounded by two vertices.

== Delete vertex ==

[[image:bending3_e.jpg]]

The result of a deleting a vertex can be seen here:

[[image:bending4_d.jpg]] 

== Insert vertex ==

[[image:bending5_e.jpg]]

Inserting a vertex leads to the addition of one vertex in the middle of the highlighted element: 

[[image:bending6_d.jpg]] 

With '''[CTRL] + [[M1H]]''' and release again you can insert additional vertices into a track. But you have to hit exactly the middle of the track line! So please first press '''[F8]''' to get the cross-hair to see exactly where the cursor moves. Then press '''[#]''' to get the X-Ray mode. If you now zoom in (mouse wheel), you see exactly where the middle of a track is. Move the mouse close to the middle line. You have to approach nearer than half the grid size. Now press '''[CTRL] + [[M1H]]''' as if to drag a new vertex. It is the way that you should act as if you wanted to drag a further bending within a track using [Ctrl]+[[M1H]]. Thus a vertex is created. But if you omit the dragging, the vertex remains. It is equal where you hit the middle-line. The ends of a track move the existing vertex and do not insert a new one. Also see "Drag vertex" two enries below.

 

== Insert two vertices ==

Inserting two vertices separates a segment into three parts. Whether your segment shall achieve an even-numbered or an uneven- numbered amount of vertices it is always a combination of one vertex (=two segments) or two vertices (=three segments).

[[image:bending7_d.jpg]] 

== Drag vertex ==

Holding your mousebutton pressed '''[[M1H]]''' or using the context menu entry "Drag vertex" you can move your vertex free on your canvas. Both adjacent segments stretch like rubber bands.

[[image:bending8_d.jpg]] 

== Round corner ==

[[image:bending9_e.jpg]] 

Result:
[[image:bending10_d.jpg]] 

== Miter corner ==

[[image:bending11_e.jpg]] 

Result: 
[[image:bending12_d.jpg]] 

== Snap vertex onto grid ==

The following situation shows that the vertex isn't placed on the grid correctly.

[[image:bending13_d.jpg]] 

The entry "Snap vertex onto grid" moves the vertex on to the next grid point.

[[image:bending14_e.jpg]] 

Result: 
[[image:bending15_d.jpg]] 

== Segment in 45° grid ==

The following segment is not in 45°. Use the menu entry for doing so. Now the segment gets rotated by the axis which is the vertex hit by '''[[M2]]''':

[[image:bending16_e.jpg]] Result: 
[[image:bending17_d.jpg]] 
[[image:bending18_e.jpg]] Result: 
[[image:bending19_d.jpg]] 

== Properties ==

 
[[image:bending20_e.jpg]] 

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