- Select, move, and scale Patterns.
- Select the 
Transform Pattern tool from the 2D toolbar.
- Or, navigate to the Main Menu and select 2D Pattern ▶ Edit ▶ Tranform Pattern.
- Click
- Click within the pattern to be selected.
- Or, create a marquee box to encompass the Patterns to be selected. Keep in mind that the Patterns need to be fully enclosed within the marquee box in order to be selected properly. - Lasso Selection
- Double click on the 2D window to activate the Lasso Selection.
- Click around the Patterns to be selected to draw marquee box in a desired shape and click the start point again the complete the Lasso Selection.
- The selected Patterns will be highlighted in yellow.
- Similar with selecting Patterns with the marquee box, Patterns should be fully enclosed.
- While selecting Patterns, hold down the Shift key and select all Patterns you desire to select.
- With Mouse
- Click and drag the Pattern. - With Arrow Keys
- Click the Pattern to be moved.
- Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the Pattern towards the desired direction.
- The Pattern will move in 1cm increments when using the arrow keys on the keyboard. - Move in Guidelines
- While click and dragging the Pattern, hold down the Shift key on the keyboard to activate the guidelines.
- The Pattern can be moved in a straight line or a diagonal line.
- Scale Manually
- Click the Pattern to be scaled. The marquee box will appear around the Pattern.
- Click and drag the white point on the marquee box to enlarge or shrink the selected Pattern. - Scale with Specific Values
- After selecting the Pattern and click and dragging the white point on the marquee box, right click on the 2D window.
- The Transform window will appear.
- Enter the desired values to Percentage and Dimension to scale the Pattern with the desired values.
- Click on the Pattern to show the marquee box.
- Click and drag the white point above the marquee box to rotate the selected Pattern.
- Pivot Point
- The point at the center of the Pattern appears with the marquee box is the Pivot Point.
- Double click the Pivot Point to activate it. 。
- Move the Pivot Point to change the fiducial point which the Pattern will rotate on the basis of.
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