{"id":11341,"date":"2020-02-28T18:04:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T23:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/solidedge\/?p=11341"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:31:22","slug":"press-and-drag-commands-in-solid-edge-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/solidedge\/press-and-drag-commands-in-solid-edge-part-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Press and Drag Commands in Solid Edge \u2013 Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Press-and-Drag is different from click and drag in that\nthe mouse button is kept pressed for the entire duration of the command. Since\npress and drag operations are not obvious hence they remain unexplored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous Parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press and Drag in Solid Edge – Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press and Drag in Solid Edge – Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press and Drag in Solid Edge – Part 3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press and Drag in Solid Edge – Part 4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compiled by Tushar Suradkar<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21.<\/strong> Press and\ndrag Press symbols stored as DFT from the library to use it in new drawings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press and drag DWG and DXF files, which are added as\nblocks. Further, press and drag blocks directly from inside of DWG files, into\nthe current DFT file, without having to manually open, or translate the DWG to\nthe Solid Edge DFT format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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22. <\/strong>In the Draft environment, <\/strong>keep the Control key pressed and using the right mouse button, press and drag to zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Part and Assembly environments, click the middle mouse button on a point or edge to pick a view rotation point. Then press and drag to rotate the view about the edge or about the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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23. <\/strong>Press and\ndrag in the Trim Corner tool to just add relations even when no trimming is\nrequired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Great for adding quickly relations to imported DWG and\nDXF files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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24.<\/strong>  Keep the Control key pressed, then Press and\ndrag to copy objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press and drag to move 2D objects without losing the\nrelations. Keep the Alt key pressed and press and drag objects to temporarily\nsuspend relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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25. <\/strong> Press and drag to quickly extend multiple\nobjects in one shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, trim multiple objects using press and drag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Solid Edge, you can even add chamfers and rounds using press and drag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Compiled by Tushar Suradkar<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next part of this article shows 5 more uses of Press-and-Drag operation in Solid Edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Join the Solid Edge User Group on Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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