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How to delete objects in 2D CAD

Delete removes whole objects: lines, shapes, dimensions, labels, centre marks and fills. To remove only part of a line, use trim instead.

A drawing before and after deleting one shape in BenCAD
A drawing before and after deleting one shape in BenCAD
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How to use delete in BenCAD

  1. Pick DELTap DEL in the toolbar.
  2. Tap what to removeTap a line, shape, dimension or label. It is deleted straight away. Keep tapping to delete more.
  3. Or delete a selectionSelect objects first with SELECT, then tap DEL to delete them all.

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Questions

Can I clear the whole drawing?

Yes. CLEAR ALL in the menu deletes everything after asking you to confirm.

Related tools

SelectTap or box-select objectsTrimCut lines back to where they crossExplode PROBreak shapes into lines

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