Controls section.

This section describes control points of the object. Since an object may have no control points, this section may be missing in the table.

To add this section to the table:
- Open the context menu in the table window and select Insert Sections from the menu.
- This will bring up the Insert Sections dialog box. From the dialog, check the Control Points box and click OK. The Controls section will be added to the table. It will have one row (that is, one control point).

Sometimes it may be possible that the Controls section already exists in the table, but is not visible.
To make the Controls section visible:
- Open the context menu in the table window, and select View Sections from the menu.
- The View Sections dialog will come up. From the dialog, check the Control Points box and click OK. The Controls section appears in the table.

To add a control point:
Open the context menu for the section you want, and select Add Row from the menu. A new row describing a control point will be added to the end of the section.

To delete a control point:
Open the context menu for the row you want to delete, and select Delete Row from the menu. The row describing that control point will be removed.
Removing the last control point removes the section with it.

All parameters in the Controls section use the coordination system of the object.

X

Describes the X offset of the control point. If you didn't change this value, the origin point for the offset is determined by the value in the X Behaviour field:
0, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 - offset with respect to the left side of the alignment box (for instance, Width*0.25);
3,8 - offset with respect to the centre of the alignment box (for instance, Width/2-63.5);
4,9 - offset with respect to the right side of the alignment box (for instance, Width-190.5).

In the Formulas mode, you see the data in tenths of millimetres, in the Values mode the data is displayed in the current unit of measure.

Y

Describes the Y offset of the control point. if you didn't change this value, the origin point for the offset is determined by the value in the Y Behaviour field:
0, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 - offset with respect to the top of the alignment box (for instance, Height*0.75);
3,8 - offset with respect to the centre of the alignment box (for instance, Height/2+63.5);
4,9 - offset with respect to the bottom of the alignment box (for instance, Height-63.5).

In the Formulas mode, you see the data in tenths of millimetres, in the Values mode the data is displayed in the current unit of measure.

XDyn

This is the X coordinate of the end of the line that drags behind the control handle as you move it. In the Formulas mode, you see the data in tenths of millimetres, in the Values mode the data is displayed in the current unit of measure.

YDyn

This is the Y coordinate of the end of the line that drags behind the control handle as you move it. In the Formulas mode, you see the data in tenths of millimetres, in the Values mode the data is displayed in the current unit of measure.

XBehaviour

This parameter determines how the control point moves along the X axis when the object is resized. If there was a default formula in the X field, the program changes it according to the XBehaviour field value after the control point is repositioned.

When resizing the object:
0 - The control re-positions proportionally with respect to the alignment box.
1 - The control point re-positions proportionally with respect to the alignment box. The re-positioning with the mouse along the X axis is locked.
2 - The distance stays constant to the left side of the alignment box.
3 - The distance stays constant to the centre of the alignment box.
4 - The distance stays constant to the right side of the alignment box.
5- The control point is invisible. When resizing the object, the control point moves proportionally with respect to the alignment box.
6- The control point is invisible. When resizing the object, the control point moves proportionally with respect to the alignment box. The repositioning with the mouse along the X axis is locked.
7 - The control point is invisible. When resizing the object, the distance stays constant to the left side of the alignment box.
8 - The control point is invisible. When resizing the object, the distance stays constant to the centre of the alignment box.
9 - The control point is invisible. When resizing the object, the distance stays constant to the right side of the alignment box.

Y Behaviour

This parameter determines how the control point moves along the Y axis when the object is resized. If there was a default formula in the Y field, the program changes it according to the YBehaviour field value after the control point is repositioned.

When resizing the object:
0 - The control re-positions proportionally with respect to the alignment box.
1 - The control point re-positions proportionally with respect to the alignment box. The re-positioning with the mouse along the Y axis is locked.
2 - The distance stays constant to the top of the alignment box.
3 - The distance stays constant to the centre of the alignment box.
4 - The distance stays constant to the bottom of the alignment box.
5- The control point is invisible. When resizing the object, the control point moves proportionally with respect to the alignment box.
6- The control point is invisible. When resizing the object, the control point moves proportionally with respect to the alignment box. The repositioning with the mouse along the Y axis is locked.
7 - The control point is invisible. When resizing the object, the distance stays constant to the top of the alignment box.
8 - The control point is invisible. When resizing the object, the distance stays constant to the centre of the alignment box.
9 - The control point is invisible. When resizing the object, the distance stays constant to the bottom of the alignment box.

Comment

Use this comment to assign the tip for the control point. If this field is not empty, the text in the field will show up when you pause the mouse pointer over the control point.