Moving objects

You can easily change the location of objects in the schematic page editor or the part editor. Immediately after you place an object, you need to select the selection tool or press Esc before you perform any of the following tasks.

The schematic page editor uses the location of the first pin on a part to snap to grid. If you move a part without pins, it will be on Fine grid unless you use the Cut command described below to place the part on Coarse grid.

To drag an object using the mouse

Position the pointer on the object. Press the left mouse button and drag the object to the new location. Moving an object this way does not break any of its electrical connections, with the exception of pin or net symbol connections. Otherwise, electrically connected objects are rubberbanded to maintain connectivity.

If you are dragging a part or wire to another location and that change will affect connectivity, Capture warns you with a changed cursor and temporary markers on your schematic. Visible and off-screen connectivity changes will be saved in the session log if you complete the operation.

In the schematic page editor, to move an object using the mouse

Move the pointer over the object.
Press Alt and click, and then drag the object to the new location.
Release the mouse button. The object is placed at the new location. Nets previously connected to the object are not moved.

To move objects using the Cut command

Select the required object.
From the Edit menu, choose the Cut command. The object is placed on the Clipboard.
If the object is to be moved to another window, open that window.
From the Edit menu, choose the Paste command. The object is attached to the pointer.
Move the pointer to the location where you wish to place the object and click the left mouse button. The object appears in the selection color.
Click an area where there are no parts or objects to deselect the object, or press Esc.

In the schematic page editor, when you move an object in this manner, all occurrence properties are cleared, but instance properties are retained. See Instances and occurrences for more information.
In the part editor, you can cut/copy objects and paste them in the part editor only. Similarly, you can cut/copy objects and paste them in the symbol editor only.