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# Object Path State

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Figure (t1-obj-ph): Object Path Selection State

MGED transitions into the OBJ PATH state once a solid has been picked from OBJ PICK. Figure (t1-obj-ph) is the display in the OBJ PATH state. When in this state the extent of the editing operation is set. Everything below the editing point is affected by the edit. The editing point is shown by the MATRIX label in the display. It is shown as [MATRIX] in the upper left part of the display and as __MATRIX__ in the second status line. The editing point is chosen with the same mechanism used by SOL PICK and OBJ PICK. This time, there is one horizontal zone for each node in the path between the root and selected leaf. Moving the mouse up and down moves the editing point up and down in the tree. Once again, having a simple database and only one object in view makes for a relatively uninteresting situation.