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2.2.10 Move Description

This command is used to move Elevation, Grade, or Station (Section 2.2.5), and to enable/disable and move Straight Track (Section 2.1.6), Curved Track (Section 2.1.2), Bezier (Section 2.1.2.5, Cornu (Section 2.1.2.6), Joint (Section 2.2.7), Helix (Section 2.1.4) and Structure or Turnout (Section 2.7) Labels.

The Move Description command can be invoked using the Change>Move Description menu item or the Move Description button.

Click the Move Description button to activate the Move Description command. As the cursor passes close to an object that can display a label it will be highlighted. A dark blue indicates a label that has "Show Description" set on, a teal color means it is set to hide.

Use Left+Drag to move the label to a new position and unhide if hidden. Once moved, the label becomes fixed in a position relative to the object. Subsequent moves of that object will cause the label to move as well.

This operation can also be invoked by Ctrl+Left+Drag when in Select command (Section 2.2.16).

Note that labels need to be visible in the Display menu and the layout needs to be zoomed in enough to show labels for them to be moved.

There are keys that control the display of description when hovering over a description or a track.

Using these detailed values a curve can be constructed even for complex objects such as Bezier or Cornu.

There is a Context Menu invoked with Right-Click or Shift plus Right-Click to Show/Hide individual descriptions as well as set the description to detailed.

Labels can be moved by hovering the "hot spots" or over the attached track object. Left-Drag will reposition it. Elevation labels can be selected by hovering of thier centers or the end point they refer to. Note that end points with elevation mode "None" are not selectable.

Note - existing defined elevation labels can be moved, but controlling thier visbility is done with the Section 2.2.5 command.