Modify Designs

Make designs more complex by using a variety of geometry modification tools.

After you select an object or an edge or face component, you can manipulate objects using Extrude, Cut/Offset, Tilt, Scale, Rotate, Array, and Boolean operations like Union and Subtract.

Topics in this section

• World Axes

• Work Planes

• Snaps and Inferences

  Use these built-in capabilities to create more accurate designs.

• Modify: Select Edge/Face or Object

  Choosing an object or surface is the first step to making modifications.

• Modify: Delete, Edit, Move

  Remove an object, change its location, or modify its properties.

• Modify: Extrude, Cut/Offset Faces

  Push or pull a face, or imprint new shapes on existing ones, or change create new edges offset from the original ones.

• Modify: Scale and Rotate

  Adjust the size and orientation of objects.

• Modify: Tilt, Array, Copy/Paste

  Create more complex designs by making alterations to previously drawn shapes.

• Modify: Boolean Operations

  Use Join and Cut operations to alter objects.

• Examine Object Properties

  View or change a building object's name or its volume/area and level values.