Clear

Clear clears the selected model element(s) from the Interface level or Map/Model level as well as selected variables from Graphs and Tables. Under Windows, control-backspace is equivalent to the Clear command. On the Macintosh, depressing the "Clear" key (or command-delete) on the keyboard is equivalent to the Clear command. Figure 3-13 indicates what can be cleared from a model.

Helpful hint: Under Windows, when multiple items are selected, depressing the "Back Space" key is equivalent to choosing Clear from the Edit menu. On the Macintosh, when multiple items are selected, depressing the "Delete" key is equivalent to choosing Clear from the Edit menu.

 

Figure 3-13

Cut, Copy, Paste and Clear Operations

ELEMENT

Cut

Copy

Paste

Clear

Notes

Building Blocks

 

 

 

 

 

Process Frame

no

no

no

yes

 

Graphic to selected process frame

no

no

yes

no

bitmap or Mac PICT format

Bundled Flow

no

no

no

yes

 

Bundled Connector

no

no

no

yes

 

Stock

yes

yes

yes

yes

 

Flow

yes

yes

yes

yes

 

Converter

yes

yes

yes

yes

 

Graphical function output column

no

yes

yes

no

data only; data link client/subscriber capable; use command/Ctrl keys to execute commands within dialogs

Connector

yes

yes

yes

yes

need entities on either side for cut, copy, and paste

Equations within dialogs

yes

yes

yes

yes

text only; data link client/subscriber capable; use command/Ctrl keys to execute commands within dialogs

Documentation within dialogs

yes

yes

yes

no

text only; use command/Ctrl keys to execute commands within dialogs

Ghosts of building blocks

yes

yes

yes

yes

 

Equation Listing

no

yes

no

yes

text only

Objects

 

 

 

 

 

Sector Frame

yes

yes

yes

yes

 

Graphic to selected Sector Frame

no

no

yes

no

bitmap or Mac PICT format

Documentation w/in sector dialog

yes

yes

yes

no

text only

Text Block

yes

yes

yes

yes

 

Text within Text Block

yes

yes

yes

yes

text only

Graph/Loop Pad/Table icon

no

yes

no

yes

copy/paste will operate on icon only; clear deletes entire pad

Unpinned Graph Pad page

no

yes

no

no

picture of graph is copied to clipboard

Selected variables w/in Graph

no

no

no

yes

 

Unpinned Loop Page

no

no

no

no

copy/past icon will operate on  only; clear deletes entire pad

Selected variables w/in Table

yes

yes

no

yes

hold option/alt key to copy variable name along with data; data link is server/publisher capable

Selected time slices w/in Table

no

yes

no

no

hold option/alt key to copy time along with output data

Knob, Switch, Numerical Display, LID, GID, Warning Device, Slider, Graphics Frame, Button

yes

yes

yes

yes

after paste, button navigation and input devices must be re-configured.