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| - | ====Delete objects==== | + | ======Delete objects====== |
| - | Deleting objects may be a bit confusing at first: //If you have NOT selected any objects then it may look as if the delete button is not working as nothing is getting deleted. See a simple tip at the end of this topic// | + | Deleting objects may be a bit confusing at first: //If you have NOT selected any objects then it may look as if the delete button is not working as nothing is getting deleted. See a simple tip at the end of this topic.// |
| The reason is due to the presence of [[helpers]] on the current object. Usually TAD works on either the current object or on the selected set of objects. //However, in case of deletion, TAD will work ONLY on the selected set of objects!// The reason is simple: TAD is quite religious about ensuring that the [[helpers]] are always located on some object or the other. | The reason is due to the presence of [[helpers]] on the current object. Usually TAD works on either the current object or on the selected set of objects. //However, in case of deletion, TAD will work ONLY on the selected set of objects!// The reason is simple: TAD is quite religious about ensuring that the [[helpers]] are always located on some object or the other. | ||
| - | If the object where the helpers are sitting is itself to be deleted, then logically speaking, TAD get confused: It does not know where the helpers should go next! Hence it will not permit the deletion of the current object | + | If the object where the helpers are sitting is itself to be deleted, then logically speaking, TAD get confused: It does not know where the helpers should go next! Hence it will not permit the deletion of the current object. |
| If you want TAD to delete that object too i.e. delete the object where the helpers are placed, then first shift the helpers to another object (An easy way: //Click on another object name in the list of objects displayed in the top-left of the screen// | If you want TAD to delete that object too i.e. delete the object where the helpers are placed, then first shift the helpers to another object (An easy way: //Click on another object name in the list of objects displayed in the top-left of the screen// | ||