PYTHA - Editing Reference Points

PYTHA - Editing Reference Points

PYTHA's Reference Points have a wide range of applications. They are used during the Drag and Drop process to ensure correct placement of library items and to accurately replace in standard hardware, among other functions. Reference Points can be manipulated like any other elements of PYTHA.

PYTHA has 2 different types of Reference Points:
  1. Part Reference Points - these act on a specific PART only
  2. Group Reference Points - these act on an entire Group of parts
To modify PART Reference Points, use Attributes > Parts > Reference Points to:
  1. Define
  2. Delete
  3. Move
  4. Display Coordinates
  5. Modify or
  6. Reset
To modify GROUP Reference Points, use Attributes > Groups > Reference Points to:
  1. Define
  2. Delete
  3. Move
  4. Edit or 
  5. Reset


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