Editing Library Objects

Library objects can be selected individually or as a group, like other objects in Chief Architect. For more information, see "Selecting Objects".

Once selected, library objects can be edited like box-based objects in a variety of ways using dimensions, using the edit handles, and the edit toolbar buttons. For more information, see "Editing Objects" and "Editing Box-Based Objects"

Symbols vs. Native Objects

A symbol is an object that is based on a 3D .dxf, .dwg, .obj, or .3ds file that has been imported into Chief Architect.

Native objects are those placed into the plan using Chief Architect's standard tools, such as Hinged Doors , and Cabinets . Native objects do not have a 3D .dxf, .dwg, .obj, or .3ds file associated with them and are not symbols.

Remove Manufacturer Lock

Manufacturer symbols are limited in the ways that they can be edited. After such a symbols is placed in a plan, select it and click the Remove Manufacturer Lock edit button to remove the manufacturer data so that it can be edited like other symbols.

Deleting Built-in Fixtures and Appliances

A fixture installed into the front of a cabinet becomes a cabinet face item, like a door or drawer. It can be resized or deleted like other face items in the Cabinet Specification dialog. See "Front Tab".

Using Edit Handles

Most library symbols can be edited like CAD boxes. See "Editing Box-Based Objects". Depending on the type of view and the surface selected, the edit handles a symbol displays will vary.

To resize Fixtures and Furniture, you must check Fixture/Furniture Resize Enabled in the Plan Defaults dialog. When this option is checked, these library objects have edit handles when selected and can be resized like other objects. See "Plan Defaults".

When a furnishing or fixture symbol is selected in floor plan view or on the top surface in a 3D view, up to ten edit handles display. They are the Move handle at the center, the Rotate handle just outside the cabinet front (indicated by a V) and a Resize handle on each edge and at each corner.

When a symbol is selected on a side in a cross section/elevation or 3D view, it displays five edit handles: the Move handle and a Resize handle on each edge.

Symbols cannot be concentrically resized, even when the Concentric edit behavior is enabled. See "Edit Behaviors".

The labels of library cabinets, electrical, furnishings and fixtures, when displayed, have a separate Move edit handle that displays when the object is selected.

Fixtures and furniture placed in a plan are subject to bumping/pushing behavior when moved. See "Bumping/Pushing".