Rectangle Command (Draw menu)

Use this command to add a rectangle to the flowsheet drawings. This figure is not entered into the simulation, but may be useful for drawing a bounding box around figures, streams, etc., to enhance the comprehensibility of the flowsheet.

 

Usage

Select the Rectangle command and position the pointer at one corner of the rectangle you want to draw. Hold down the mouse button and drag a rectangle and release it to complete the figure.

 

To draw a square, press the CTRL key while dragging the mouse.

 

To resize a previously drawn rectangle, first highlight the rectangle by clicking the mouse button on its edge. Click on one of the handles of the highlighting box and drag the mouse to change the size of the rectangle. Release the mouse button to finish the resizing operation. To move a rectangle, click the mouse at the edge of the figure and drag it to the new position.

 

To convert a rectangle into a square, first use the mouse to grab a resizing handle. Press the CTRL key while dragging the mouse.

 

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Related Topics

Text

Line

Rectangle

Ellipse