Step 3. After completing the parameter specification, press Enter to complete the create element operation. The newly created element has a sequence number one greater than that of the last element created, and is added to the bottom of the list. To change an existing element, do the following. On the list edit panel, when F4 is pressed with the cursor positioned in the NBR field, the NAME field, the ACROSS field, or the DOWN field, the list is sorted according to the contents of the field and re-displayed. If the measurement method is not the same for all elements in the list, the list cannot be sorted by the ACROSS field or DOWN field. If the cursor is positioned in the name field, elements which have nothing shown in the field will be assigned a name consisting of the one-character ID followed by the three-character number displayed in the NBR field. This is the same as the element mark displayed in screen edit mode without the asterisk. The name assigned will not be displayed. Elements added to a sorted list will be added at the bottom of the list. Elements which are changed in a sorted list will remain in the same list position until the list is sorted again. In the list view, you can copy, move, or remove the existing elements using the element edit function. You can restore removed elements, which is impossible in the screen view. To copy, move, remove, or restore an element, do the following: The key entry area appears at the lower part of the display, and you can specify the position in the Across prompt and the Down prompt of the new element. The newly created element is added after the last line of the list and the display scrolls to show the new element. The original element is not affected by the copy. Chapter 13. Design Operation 295 C Copies the element. Step 1. Place the cursor in the NBR column on the line of the element to be copied, moved, removed, or restored on the image area. Step 2. Type one of the following commands and press the Enter key. The operation to be executed is determined by the option selected. Step 1. Place the cursor on the line of the element to be changed. Step 2. Press the F14 key. The key entry area appears at the lower part of the display. The remainder of the change element operation is the same as the create element operation, except that the parameters appear on the key entry area with the values previously specified. Step 3. Press the F4 key to specify the other parameters if necessary. Step 4. After completing the parameter specification, press Enter to complete the change element operation. The list reflects the changes of the element. Change Sort Element List Copy, Move, Remove, or Restore Element Edit