{"id":1238,"date":"2022-10-11T23:13:29","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T23:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&#038;p=1238"},"modified":"2026-02-20T04:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T04:31:35","slug":"moving-rotating-and-scaling-wires","status":"publish","type":"epkb_post_type_1","link":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/moving-rotating-and-scaling-wires\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving, Rotating, and Scaling Wires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After drawing the wire structure, you may need to adjust the position, orientation, or size of individual wires or groups of wires. To modify wires, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/modifying-a-group-of-wires\/\" title=\"\">you must first select them<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selecting Wires<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Using the Selection Box<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the&nbsp;<strong>Selection Box<\/strong>&nbsp;button on the toolbar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drag a box using the mouse while holding the left button to enclose the wires you want to modify (see <strong>Fig. 1<\/strong>).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dragging the box&nbsp;<strong>from top to bottom<\/strong>&nbsp;selects only fully enclosed wires.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dragging the box&nbsp;<strong>from bottom to top<\/strong>&nbsp;selects partially enclosed wires as well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enclosing already selected wires with the selection box will&nbsp;<strong>deselect<\/strong>&nbsp;them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Selecting Wire by Wire<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the&nbsp;<strong>Select Wire<\/strong>&nbsp;button (arrow icon) on the toolbar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hold the&nbsp;<strong>Ctrl<\/strong>&nbsp;key and left-click on individual wires to select them.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To deselect a wire, hold the&nbsp;<strong>Ctrl<\/strong>&nbsp;key and click on it again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>To deselect all wires<\/strong>, <strong>double-click<\/strong> on the screen or press&nbsp;<strong>ESC<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also combine the&nbsp;<strong>Selection Box<\/strong>&nbsp;method with selecting wires individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d11b6bea473&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d11b6bea473\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"728\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AN-SOF_MoveRotateScale.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AN-SOF_MoveRotateScale.png 1366w, https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AN-SOF_MoveRotateScale-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AN-SOF_MoveRotateScale-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AN-SOF_MoveRotateScale-768x409.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Fig. 1:<\/strong> \u201cSelection Box\u201d button on the toolbar to select a group of wires and commands in the Edit menu to move, rotate, and scale the selected wires.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transforming Selected Wires<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the wires are selected, navigate to the&nbsp;<strong>Edit<\/strong>&nbsp;menu and choose one of the following commands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Move Wires<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Opens the&nbsp;<strong>Move Wires<\/strong>&nbsp;dialog box (see <strong>Fig. 2<\/strong>), allowing you to move the selected wire or group of wires to a new position. You can specify the shift along the&nbsp;<strong>X<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Y<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>Z<\/strong>&nbsp;coordinates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Move_Wires.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10916\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Fig. 2:<\/strong> Move Wires dialog box.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rotate Wires<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Opens the&nbsp;<strong>Rotate Wires<\/strong>&nbsp;dialog box (see <strong>Fig. 3<\/strong>), enabling you to rotate the selected wire or group of wires around a chosen axis. In addition to the Cartesian axes (<strong>X<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Y<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>Z<\/strong>), the&nbsp;<strong>Custom<\/strong>&nbsp;option allows you to define a rotation axis using spherical coordinates (<strong>Theta<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Phi<\/strong>). You can also set the&nbsp;<strong>Rotation Center<\/strong>&nbsp;to rotate around a point other than the origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"291\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Rotate_Wires.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10918\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Fig. 3:<\/strong> Rotate Wires dialog box.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scale Wires<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Opens the&nbsp;<strong>Scale Wires<\/strong>&nbsp;dialog box (see <strong>Fig. 4<\/strong>), providing the following scaling options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Single Factor<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply a single scale factor to all point coordinates of the selected wires.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optionally, scale the wire cross-section and coating thickness by the same factor by checking the corresponding boxes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Line Length<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply scaling only to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/line\/\" title=\"\">linear wires<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter a scale factor and specify an anchored point: the line\u2019s start point (<strong>P1<\/strong>) or end point (<strong>P2<\/strong>). This allows you to lengthen or shorten the line while keeping one end fixed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Advanced<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply different scale factors for each Cartesian coordinate (<strong>X<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Y<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>Z<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stretch or contract the selected wires along the direction of one of the Cartesian axes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Scale_Wires.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Scale_Wires.png 889w, https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Scale_Wires-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Scale_Wires-768x224.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Fig. 4:<\/strong> Scale Wires dialog box. (Left) \u201cSingle Factor\u201d option. (Center) &#8220;Line Length&#8221; option. (Right) \u201cAdvanced\u201d option.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><i class=\"fa fa-pencil-square-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <strong>Note<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Transmission lines fully enclosed by the selection box will be transformed along with the associated wires when using the&nbsp;<strong>Move<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Rotate<\/strong>, or&nbsp;<strong>Scale<\/strong>&nbsp;transformations in the&nbsp;<strong>Edit<\/strong>&nbsp;menu. This ensures that transmission lines remain connected to wires selected via the&nbsp;<strong>Selection Box<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4b2eccd6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>DOWNLOAD TECHNICAL COMPENDIUM<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>REQUEST AN-SOF TRIAL<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modify wire positions and sizes in AN-SOF. Select wires using the selection box. Move, rotate, and scale wires using dedicated dialog boxes. Choose between single factor, line length, or advanced scaling options. Control wire positions and orientations precisely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"epkb_post_type_1_category":[11],"epkb_post_type_1_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1238","epkb_post_type_1","type-epkb_post_type_1","status-publish","hentry","epkb_post_type_1_category-editing-wires"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/epkb_post_type_1\/1238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/epkb_post_type_1"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/epkb_post_type_1"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1238"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/epkb_post_type_1\/1238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20519,"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/epkb_post_type_1\/1238\/revisions\/20519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"epkb_post_type_1_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/epkb_post_type_1_category?post=1238"},{"taxonomy":"epkb_post_type_1_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antennasimulator.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/epkb_post_type_1_tag?post=1238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}