Using the Stroke Tool

This topic explains how to use the stroke tool to perform various actions by moving the mouse in a pre-defined way.

Note

If you do not have a middle mouse button, you cannot use the stroke tool.

Each stroke action maps to a pattern on the following nine part grid:

A stroke is identified by the path of the mouse through the grid. For example, the following stroke that is a counter-clockwise C pattern is named 3214789 because of the grid squares that it passes through.

The following stroke actions are available:

Stroke Action	Grid Path
Zoom Area	159
Zoom All	951
Zoom in by 20%	357
Zoom out by 20%	753
Delete	741236987
Undo	1478963
Redo	7412369

Parent Topic:

Editing Actions

Capital Systems Modeler User Guide, 2512.2606

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