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User Guide
User Guide

Place Fence

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Used to place the fence.

Tool SettingEffect
Fence Type

When the Fence Type is:

  • Block, Shape, or Circle
    • — Sets the geometric characteristics of the fence for graphical placement.
  • (from) Element, From View, or From Design File
    • — Sets the entity from which the fence is derived.
Fence Mode

Sets the Fence (Selection) Mode that, in conjunction with the fence placement, defines the fence contents for manipulation. See Specifying which elements are in the fence contents.

Design

(For 2D files only) With Fence Type set to From Design File, sets the design file(s) from which the fence is derived — Active or All (active design file and attached references). The Choose option is used to identify a file — either the active design file or an attached reference — by identifying one of its elements.

To place a rectangular fence
  1. Select the Place Fence tool.
    If a fence already exists, it is removed.

  2. In the Tool Settings window, set Fence Type to Block.

  3. Enter a data point to define one corner.

  4. Enter a data point to define the diagonally opposite corner.

    Place Fence, with Fence Type set to Block

      

Alternative Method — To place a rectangular fence
  1. Select the Place Fence tool.
    If a fence already exists, it is removed.

  2. In the Tool Settings window, set Fence Type to Block.

  3. Drag the pointer from the first corner to the diagonally opposed corner.

To place a polygonal (non-rectangular) fence
  1. Select the Place Fence tool.
    If a fence already exists, it is removed.

  2. In the Tool Settings window, set Fence Type to Shape.

  3. Enter a data point to define the beginning (and end) point.

  4. Continue to enter data points to define the vertices.

  5. To close the shape, enter a data point at the location of the first data point.
    or
    Click the Close Fence button.
    or
    Key in CLOSE ELEMENT.

    Place Fence, with Fence Type set to Shape

      

Alternative Method — To place a polygonal (non-rectangular) fence
  1. Select the Place Fence tool.
    If a fence already exists, it is removed.

  2. In the Tool Settings window, set Fence Type to From Shape.

  3. Identify a shape element that is the same shape as the fence shape you want to place.

  4. Enter a data point to accept the element.
    The fence is placed directly on top of the element.

To place a circular fence
  1. Select the Place Fence tool.
    If a fence already exists, it is removed.

  2. In the Tool Settings window, set Fence Type to Circle.

  3. Enter a data point to define the center.

  4. Enter a data point to define the radius.

Alternative Method — To place a circular fence
  1. Select the Place Fence tool.
    If a fence already exists, it is removed.

  2. In the Tool Settings window, set Fence Type to Circle.

  3. Drag the pointer from the center to the perimeter.

To place a fence on an existing shape element
  1. Select the Place Fence tool.
    If a fence already exists, it is removed.

  2. In the Tool Settings window, set Fence Type to Element.

  3. Identify a shape element that is the same shape as the fence shape you want to place.

  4. Enter a data point to accept the element.
    The fence is placed directly on top of the element.

Key-in: PLACE FENCE [BLOCK | SHAPE | CIRCLE | FROMSHAPE | ELEMENT | VIEW | DESIGN | UNIVERSE | ACTIVE | ALLFILES]

If the Fence (Selection) Mode is set to Clip, the From Shape option duplicates the selected shape to be placed. This option works only with simple shapes; it does not work with complex shapes at this time.

Selecting Place Fence automatically disables AccuDraw if it was not already disabled. To activate AccuDraw for use with Place Fence, select the Toggle AccuDraw tool in the Primary Tools tool box.

If, after placing the fence but before selecting another tool, you decide the fence placement is unsatisfactory, simply Reset to begin re-placing it.