AG Trim and Join Preferences

Doubleclicking the AG Trim and Join tool in the toolbox or pressing the Enter key when the tool is selected will bring up the AG Trim and Join preferences dialog:

AG Trim and Join Preferences

1. Preview Color

The menu allows a choice of annotation colors for the dashed preview line, from among blue (default), red, magenta, green, cyan, and black. This preference can be changed on the fly (while dragging) with the C key (each press of the key advances to the next color).

2. Prefer Selected Paths

When enabled, and tool is dragged across a mix of both selected and unselected paths, only the selected paths will be trimmed.

3. Auto-Join Paths After Trimming

Following the trim operation, trimmed paths with coincident endpoints will be detected and automatically joined, when possible (see AG Trim and Join: Tool Operation). When the preference is disabled, paths may still be joined for a single use of the tool by pressing the J key while dragging. When the preference is enabled, paths may still be kept from joining for a single use of the tool by pressing the N key while dragging.

4. Only When Paths Are On Same Layer

Available when Auto-Join Paths After Trimming is enabled, this preference ensures that joining will only occur if the trimmed paths are on the same layer.

5. Only When Paths Have Same Style

Available when Auto-Join Paths After Trimming is enabled, this pref- erence ensures that joining will only occur if the trimmed paths have the same style. When paths with different styles are joined, the style for the joined path is taken from the topmost of the pieces.

Auto-Join Only when Paths have Same Style Options

6. Informational area

Shows a brief description of each preference control when the cursor is being hovered over it.

7. Help Button

Opens the help documentation in the Astute Manager. If this does not automatically appear, please ensure your Astute Manager is running first.