Positioning components

If you want more exact component positioning in the CET Designer drawing area, use the Align feature.

 

To align two components, follow these steps:

  1. In the drawing area, place the two components a short distance from each other.

  2. Go to the Edit menu and select Align, or click the Align icon  on the 2D view toolbar (in Expert user level).

  3. Move the mouse pointer to the drawing area. A circle follows.

  4. Move the circle to the first component. The component is marked with a blue rectangle, and the circle finds ("attaches to") certain selected points (see Figure 1 below).

  5. Click when the circle marks the corner you want to move the other component to. An arrow follows the mouse pointer (Figure 2).

  6. Move the arrow to the other component. The arrow finds certain selected points.

  7. Click when the arrow is pointing towards the desired corner of the other component.

  8. The two components are attached and aligned.

  9. An input box appears automatically when the Align feature is selected. Here you can indicate exact values for the angles, and X, Y and Z. At the bottom of the box you can also choose if components are to be attached (snapped together) after they have been aligned.

 

 

Step 1: Move the circle to the first component

Step 2: Move the arrow to the other component

Step 3: Click when the arrow is pointing towards the desired corner of the other component

Figure 1

 Figure 2

Figure 3