Altium Designer Documentation

MoveSelectedObjectsByIncrement

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Created: July 27, 2015 | Updated: April 11, 2017
Now reading version 17.1. For the latest, read: MoveSelectedObjectsByIncrement for version 21
Applies to Altium Designer versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0 and 17.1

Parent page: Schematic Commands

The following pre-packaged resources, derived from this base command, are available:

Move Selection Up


Applied Parameters: Direction=Up|BigSteps=False

Summary

This feature enables you to use the keyboard to move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit.

Access

This command is accessed from the Schematic Editor, and Schematic Library Editor. With the required objects selected, simply use the Ctrl+Up Arrow keyboard shortcut.

Use

After launching the command, the selection will be moved upward in the workspace by one snap grid unit.

Use the command repeatedly to move the selection further upward.

Tips

  1. One snap grid unit is defined as being the value specified in the Snap field - part of the Grids region of options, on the Sheet Options tab of the Document Options dialog.
Move Selection Down


Applied Parameters: Direction=Down|BigSteps=False

Summary

This feature enables you to use the keyboard to move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit.

Access

This command is accessed from the Schematic Editor, and Schematic Library Editor. With the required objects selected, simply use the Ctrl+Down Arrow keyboard shortcut.

Use

After launching the command, the selection will be moved downward in the workspace by one snap grid unit.

Use the command repeatedly to move the selection further downward.

Tips

  1. One snap grid unit is defined as being the value specified in the Snap field - part of the Grids region of options, on the Sheet Options tab of the Document Options dialog.
Move Selection Left


Applied Parameters: Direction=Left|BigSteps=False

Summary

This feature enables you to use the keyboard to move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the left in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit.

Access

This command is accessed from the Schematic Editor, and Schematic Library Editor. With the required objects selected, simply use the Ctrl+Left Arrow keyboard shortcut.

Use

After launching the command, the selection will be moved to the left in the workspace by one snap grid unit.

Use the command repeatedly to move the selection further to the left.

Tips

  1. One snap grid unit is defined as being the value specified in the Snap field - part of the Grids region of options, on the Sheet Options tab of the Document Options dialog.
Move Selection Right


Applied Parameters: Direction=Right|BigSteps=False

Summary

This feature enables you to use the keyboard to move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of one snap grid unit.

Access

This command is accessed from the Schematic Editor, and Schematic Library Editor. With the required objects selected, simply use the Ctrl+Right Arrow keyboard shortcut.

Use

After launching the command, the selection will be moved to the right in the workspace by one snap grid unit.

Use the command repeatedly to move the selection further to the right.

Tips

  1. One snap grid unit is defined as being the value specified in the Snap field - part of the Grids region of options, on the Sheet Options tab of the Document Options dialog.
Move Selection Up 10


Applied Parameters: Direction=Up|BigSteps=True

Summary

This feature enables you to use the keyboard to move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) upwards in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units.

Access

This command is accessed from the Schematic Editor, and Schematic Library Editor. With the required objects selected, simply use the Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow keyboard shortcut.

Use

After launching the command, the selection will be moved upward in the workspace by ten snap grid units.

Use the command repeatedly to move the selection further upward.

Tips

  1. One snap grid unit is defined as being the value specified in the Snap field - part of the Grids region of options, on the Sheet Options tab of the Document Options dialog.
Move Selection Down 10


Applied Parameters: Direction=Down|BigSteps=True

Summary

This feature enables you to use the keyboard to move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) downwards in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units.

Access

This command is accessed from the Schematic Editor, and Schematic Library Editor. With the required objects selected, simply use the Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow keyboard shortcut.

Use

After launching the command, the selection will be moved downward in the workspace by ten snap grid units.

Use the command repeatedly to move the selection further downward.

Tips

  1. One snap grid unit is defined as being the value specified in the Snap field - part of the Grids region of options, on the Sheet Options tab of the Document Options dialog.
Move Selection Left 10


Applied Parameters: Direction=Left|BigSteps=True

Summary

This feature enables you to use the keyboard to move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the left in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units.

Access

This command is accessed from the Schematic Editor, and Schematic Library Editor. With the required objects selected, simply use the Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow keyboard shortcut.

Use

After launching the command, the selection will be moved to the left in the workspace by ten snap grid units.

Use the command repeatedly to move the selection further to the left.

Tips

  1. One snap grid unit is defined as being the value specified in the Snap field - part of the Grids region of options, on the Sheet Options tab of the Document Options dialog.
Move Selection Right 10


Applied Parameters: Direction=Right|BigSteps=True

Summary

This feature enables you to use the keyboard to move the current selection (one or more selected design objects) to the right in the current document workspace, in increments of ten snap grid units.

Access

This command is accessed from the Schematic Editor, and Schematic Library Editor. With the required objects selected, simply use the Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow keyboard shortcut.

Use

After launching the command, the selection will be moved to the right in the workspace by ten snap grid units.

Use the command repeatedly to move the selection further to the right.

Tips

  1. One snap grid unit is defined as being the value specified in the Snap field - part of the Grids region of options, on the Sheet Options tab of the Document Options dialog.

 

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