Moving symbols in walls with the Move by Points tool
Symbols or plug-in objects within a single wall can be moved, duplicated, and distributed along a specified distance with the Move by Points tool.
Symbols can also be duplicated within walls with the Duplicate Symbol in Wall tool (Vectorworks Design Suite product required, see Inserting symbols with the Duplicate Symbol in Wall tool) and with the Duplicate Array command (see Duplicating symbols in a wall with the Duplicate Array command).
The Move by Points tool works as described in Moving objects by clicking with the Move by Points tool, but it has a few special behaviors when moving symbols or plug-in objects in walls:
For the Move, Move and Duplicate, and Distribute modes, the vector that is specified by clicking is assumed to be along the wall.
If multiple symbols are selected, they must be in the same wall.
If the wall is not long enough to accommodate the specified duplicates and spacing, the number of symbols and the distance between them is adjusted automatically.
For Reference Point mode, the options in the Enter Offset dialog box depend on whether the wall is straight or curved. For curved walls, select whether to offset the symbol by Distance or by the Angle along the arc of the wall.
The Move by Points tool in Reference Point mode can also be activated by right-clicking on the symbol and selecting Set Position from the context menu.
