Move all elements below/above some position up or down

Software Ideas Modeler includes a tool that allows you to move all elements below or above a specific position up or down. Similarly, you can move all elements to the left or right of a specific position left or right.

This feature is particularly useful in flowcharts and sequence diagrams. You can move groups of activation bars (execution occurrences) up or down or shift an entire flow in an activity diagram. This flexibility makes it easier to adjust and optimize the layout of your diagrams without having to reposition each element manually.

Push Elements

  1. Select the Move tool from the Common group in the Toolbox.
  2. Click with the left mouse button on the position in the diagram from which you want to move the elements.
  3. Move the cursor:
    • left to move elements on the left of the initial position to the left,
    • right to move elements on the right of the initial position to the right,
    • down to move elements below the initial position down,
    • up to move elements above the initial position up.
Push elements using the move tool (left mouse button)
Push elements using the move tool (left mouse button)

Pull Elements

  1. Select the Move tool from the Common group in the Toolbox.
  2. Click with the right mouse button on the position in the diagram from which you want to move the elements.
  3. Move the cursor:
    • left to move elements on the right of the initial position to the left,
    • right to move elements on the left of the initial position to the right,
    • down to move elements above the initial position down,
    • up to move elements below the initial position up.
Pull elements using the move tool (right mouse button)
Pull elements using the move tool (right mouse button)

Remember that you can always undo your actions if you do not like the result of the positioning.

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