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# Solid Edit State

`mged>` d ellg
`mged>`
Select the solid called ``arb8''.
Figure (t1-sol-ed): Solid Edit State

The d commmand removes something from the display. In this case, the solid ``ellg'' was removed to reduce clutter. The display should now look like Figure (t1-sol-ed) . When MGED enters the solid edit state, the following occurs:

- The solid selected for editing remains illuminated,
- The solid is labeled,
- The coordinates (or dimensions) associated with the labels, and other information is displayed to the right of the menu area,.
- If the solid is a member of one or more groups, a similar set of coordinates called the PATH is displayed immediately below the the first set of coordinates,
- The *SOLID EDIT* menu is displayed, and,
- A solid specific edit menu (in this case the ARB MENU) is displayed.

The *SOLID EDIT* menu provides access to generic operations (translation, rotation and scaling) common to all solids. The solid specific edit menu is a list of solid type specific editing operations. Selecting one of the solid specific edit menus causes a submenu with solid type specific choices to be displayed. To remove this submenu, select either the RETURN item in the submenu, or the edit menu item in the *SOLID EDIT* menu.

It is in this state that the solid is altered to meet the modeler's requirements. The shape, positioning, and orientation of the solid is changed using numeric keyboard input, positioning of the mouse, or by use of the knobs. Once the solid has been altered, the edit is either accepted or rejected. Accepting the edit causes all changes made to be written to the database; rejecting the edit ``throws them away''. Either operation will terminate the edit session and return MGED to the VIEWING state.

Reject the edit.

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