Selection Context Menu

Selection Context Menu

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Select one or more model elements and right-click anywhere in the drawing window to display a context menu. Selection context menus contain some subset of the following list.

Menu Option

Function

When Available

icon_cut  Cut

Deletes an object, but saves it so it can be pasted somewhere else

One or more objects selected

icon_copy  Copy

Does not delete the object, but saves is so it can be pasted somewhere else

One or more objects selected

Copy As

Displays a submenu of choices for copying mathematics into other programs

An expression or formula is selected

Send to Mathematica

Inputs the selected expression to Mathematica when the algebra system is running in another window

An output expression or formula is selected

icon_paste  Paste

Puts whatever has been cut or copied into the current document

Object(s) cut or copied

Delete

Deletes whatever is selected, without saving it.

One or more objects selected

Hide

Makes the selected objects invisible

One or more objects selected

Edit Parameters...

Lets you edit the domain of a polar or parametric function or the parameters of a locus or trace.

A function, locus,  or trace is selected

Arrange

For placing selected objects on top of (bring forward) or underneath (send backward) other objects for easier selection and viewing

One or more objects selected

Constrain (Input)

Displays a submenu identical to the one in the same drop-down menu on the Menu Bar

Geometry selected

Free Constraint to Accelerate

Frees constraint to create a dynamic model

An input constraint is selected

Construct

Displays a submenu identical to the one in the same drop-down menu on the Menu Bar

Geometry selected

Calculate (Output)

Displays a submenu identical to the one in the same drop-down menu on the Menu Bar

Geometry selected

Visibility Condition

Lets you enter an equation specifying when the selected object(s) are visible.

One or more objects selected

Point Properties

Lets you change the selected point's color and size and enable the Point Trace

One or more points selected

Arrow Head

Lets you turn off or change the arrow head style of the selected segment(s)

One or more segments selected

Arrow Size

Lets you choose the size of the arrowheads (when used)

One or more line segments or arcs with arrow head(s) selected

Line Properties

Lets you change the selected line's color, style, and thickness

One or more objects created with lines or segments

Fill Properties

Lets you change the color, style, and transparency level of the selected object(s)

Polygon, N-gon, filled circle, filled ellipse, picture or trace selected

Pinned

Lets you pin / unpin the selected object(s)

Text, picture, or expression selected

Text Properties

Lets you change the selected text's color, size, and style

Text, label,  expression, constraint, or measurement selected

Show Symbol

A toggle to display or hide the selected object(s)

Constraints, annotations, or measurement lines selected

Output Properties

Lets you turn on or off the selected output's name, assumption or intermediate variables

One or more outputs selected

Show Arrowheads

Lets you turn on or off the selected angle symbol's arrowheads

One or more  angle symbols selected

Congruence Style

Lets you change the angle style from arcs to tics and v ice versa

One or more angle or congruent angle annotations selected

Tic / Arc Count

Lets you change the number of tic/arc counts of selected annotations

One or more congruent, congruent angle, or parallel  annotations selected

Axis Arrow

Lets you put arrowheads and / or axis name labels on the selected axes

One or both axes selected

Axis Properties

Lets you turn the labels on the axes on/off or change the number of subdivisions or units to display

One or both axes selected

All Properties. . .

Lets you edit the display properties of the selected object(s)

One or several similar objects are selected

[Convert to Calculation (Output)]

Deletes the selected constraint and calculates the equivalent output

A constraint is selected

[Convert to Constraint (Input)]

Changes a calculation to an input constraint

An output expression is selected

[Convert to Real]

Changes a symbolic output to a real output value

A symbolic output expression is selected

[Convert to Symbolic]

Changes a real output value to a symbolic output expression

A real output value is selected