# 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.