Modifying Elements in the Schematic

Select a mode from the Edit Mode box while in Schematic view to move, parent, unparent, or delete elements. The selected mode remains in effect until you select a different mode. The modes in this box may be used in other views in the Wipe Editor.

You can perform some types of edits in the schematic using hot keys regardless of the edit mode.

Move Mode

Use Move mode to move nodes in the schematic. Moving nodes in Schematic view has no effect on the relationships between elements, nor does it affect the position of the elements in the scene.

To move a node in Schematic view:

Select Move in the Edit Mode box.
Click the node you want to move and drag it to a new position.
To move an element and its children, press and hold Alt while dragging the parent.

Deleting Elements

You can delete elements from an entire scene or just remove them from an existing branch.

To delete an element from an entire scene:

Do one of the following:
- To maintain the links between other nodes in the branch, select the node and Shift-drag to the bottom of the screen.
- To break the links between other nodes in the branch, select Delete in the Edit Mode box and click the node corresponding to the element you want to delete, or select the node and drag to the bottom of the screen.
  The element is removed from the scene.
NoteYou can also delete nodes using the Delete button. See Deleting Elements.

To remove an element from an existing branch:

Press Ctrl+Alt and drag the node away from the branch.
The node is removed from the branch but remains in the schematic. Existing links between other nodes in the branch are maintained.

Parent and Cut Modes

There are two options in the Edit Mode box that you can use to change the relationship between nodes in the schematic:

Use Parent to make one element the parent of another element.
Use Cut to undo the parent/child relationship between two elements.

These options are used when creating branches. See Creating Branches.