Components may be moved, copied or rotated in the floor plan. This manual provides an overview of the actions used to manipulate components in the Store Editor.

In this manual, you will find:

1. How to copy components?
2. How to copy components to the pasteboard?
3. How to paste components?
4. How to move components?
5. How to rotate components?
6. How to align components along a wall or a construction line?
7. How to easily create a group of several fixtures without copying?
8. How can the fixture be mirrored copy?
9. How can the fixture be centered?
10. How can you spread the components evenly?
11. How to align components side by side?
12. How to change the overlay order of components?

To adjust a floor plan, see the Modify section in the toolbar on the left.

Tools in the panel allow you to make the adjustment with all the components you have marked in the floor plan.Thus, you can manipulate a group of several fixtures.

Adjusting the floor plan in the toolbar

Copy  

 

Copying components

1. Select the components you want to copy.
2. Click on the Copy icon or press C.
3. Specify the starting point for copying. For example, this may be the corner of the fixture you want to copy.
4. Click to specify where the components are to be copied.
5. To end copying, press ESC.

Copying components by a specified distance

This option is very useful especially when creating aisles in the floor plan. All you have to do is to specify the width of the aisle.

1. Select the components you want to copy.
2. Click on the Copy icon or press C.
3. Specify the starting point for copying and move the components in the direction they are to be copied.
4. Type the distance between the copied components and the original ones. Then press ENTER.
5. To end copying, press ESC.

Copying components by a specified distance

Copy to pasteboard (Ctrl+C, Cmd+C)

This tool allows you to copy the selected component to the system pasteboard so that you can then paste it (e.g. to another floor plan) using the paste function (Ctrl+V or Cmd+V).

Copy to pasteboard and paste

Paste (Ctrl+V, Cmd+V)

Allows you to paste components that you have previously copied to the system pasteboard.

Move

 

There are several ways how to move components.

Movement with the handle

1. Click on the blue circle on the component.
2. The second click specifies where the component will be moved.

Movement with the handle

Movement with arrows

You can also move the selected products using the arrow keys on the keyboard.

Movement with the Move tool

1. Select the component you want to move.
2. Click on the Move icon or press M.
3. Specify the starting point of the movement by clicking (for example on the corner of the fixture).
4. Click where you want the component to be moved.

Movement by a specified distance

1. Select the component you want to move.
2. Click on the Move icon or press M.
3. Specify the starting point of the movement by clicking (for example on the corner of the fixture) and move the component in the direction where it should be moved.
4. Type the distance you want the component to move and press ENTER.

Movement by the specified distance

Rotate

 

In Quant, there are various ways how to rotate components. Each option can be useful in a certain situation.

Rotating manually

1. Select the components you want to rotate.
2. Click on the Rotate icon or press R.
3. Specify the point around which the selected components should be rotated.
4. Move the mouse to rotate the objects.
5. Click to end the rotation and the components will be rotated.

 If you want to move the components, for example, in parallel, activate the Polar function. It allows you to move products only within standard angles (multiples of 15).

Rotating by a specified angle with base point selection

If you know the angle according to which the components should be rotated, you can enter it as you rotate.

1. Select the components you want to rotate.
2. Click on the Rotate icon or press R.
3. Specify the point around which the selected components should be rotated.
4. Set an angle by which the components should rotate.
5. Press ENTER.

Rotation by a specified angle with base point selection

Another rotation option is to set the angle without base point selection. In this case, the object will rotate around its center and the rotation angle will be calculated from the default position of the object. So, if you set the angle to 0, the fixture will be rotated in the same way as newly inserted fixture in the floor plan. This feature can be used especially in situations where you want to quickly align a randomly rotated component.

Rotation by a specified angle without base point selection

Align (A)

This tool allows you to align components such as walls, construction lines, or other components.

 

The following figures show how to align components along a wall. First, select all the components you want to align and click the Align icon in the toolbar or press A.

Fixtures before alignment 

Alignment procedure

Aligned fixtures

Rectangular Array  

With this tool, you can quickly group several fixtures without having to copy them. It allows you to create several fixtures side by side and below each other. At the same time, you can define vertical or horizontal gap, which can be useful when creating aisles.

 

1. Select the default component(s) from which a new group of fixtures will be created.
2. Click on the Rectangular Array icon.
3. Set the properties of the rectangular array.
   • Base Point - indicates the position of the marked fixtures.
   • Columns / Rows - set the number of columns and rows you want to create from the selected component.
   • Horizontal / Vertical gap - here you set how much  space should be added between the newly created components. It is used, for example, to create aisles.

Rectangular array setting 1

Rectangular array setting 2

Rectangular array setting 3

Mirror Copy  

Using the Mirror Copy tool, you can mirror a selected component using 2 mirror points.

1. Mark the fixtures you want to mirror.
2. Select the Mirror Copy tool.
3. Click on the first base mirror point.
4. Click on the second mirror point. In this case, it is a horizontal mirror. It is also possible to mirror a component at a certain angle.

Mirror Copy tool

Result of Mirror Copy

Center (Shift+C)

This tool is used to center fixture for example, if you need to center fixture in a position on the floor plan.

1. Select the fixture you wish to center.
2. Activate the Center tool (Shift+C).
3. Draw a straight line to center the fixture at the centre of the line. Use the first click to set the first point of the line and the second click to set the second point.

Centre

Spread

This tool will allow the fixtures to be distributed at regular intervals.

 

a) Target Distance

• Mark the fixtures you wish to spread.
• Click on the Spread tool.
• Mark the Target Distance checkbox on the Tool tab.

Draw a straight line along which to the fixtures should be spread. First click specifies the first point of the line and the second click specifies the second point of the line.

Spread - target distanceb) Own spacings

1. Mark the fixtures you wish to spread.
2. Click on the Spread tool.
3. Uncheck the Target Distance checkbox on the Tool tab.

EITHER

4. Type a distance that indicates the size of the spacing.

OR

4. Draw a straight line to indicate the size of the spacing.

Spread - own spacings

Spread Tool properties

• Distance - indicates the size of the spacing between fixtures. Fill in if you want to specify own spacing (example b).
• Spread Vertically - if checked, the fixtures will be spread vertically. If you need to use horizontal spread, uncheck this box.
• Target Distance - is used to draw a straight line along which you want the fixtures to be spread (example a). This is useful, for example, if you need to spread the fixtures along the length of the wall - you draw a straight line that follows the wall and the fixtures spread along it.
• Start & End Margins - if this box is checked, margins above the first fixture and below the last fixture will be added and will be the same size as the spacing between the other fixtures.  
• Move to First Point - if the box is checked, the fixtures will move to the point you specify with the first click.
• Set Base Point - if the Move to First Point checkbox is checked, this is where you can set the position of the point you specify.

Align Top / Bottom / Right / Left     

The tools are used to align in one desired direction without the need to rotate the fixtures.

1. Mark the fixtures you want to align.
2. Select the appropriate Align tool.
3. Press ENTER.

Selection of Align tool

Results of Align tools

Bring to Front / Bring Forward / Send Backward / Send to Back    

Use these tools to change the layering order of overlapping components.

Changing the overlaying of components 1

Changing the overlaying of components 2

We recommend you to remember shortcuts for tools you often use. It will facilitate your work in the Store Editor. All shortcuts in the Store Editor are listed in the Keyboard Shortcuts in the Store Editor manual.

Other useful functions

Polar (Shift+P)

When this function is activated, fixtures or components are inserted, copied or rotated at standard angles (multiples of 15). This allows components to be inserted in parallel or rotated by exactly 90°, for example.

Snap (Shift+S)  

Polar and Snap