Entity grouping dialog box

The Entity grouping dialog box allows you to create, modify and delete named groups of entities.

  1. Existing groups
  2. Create Group
  3. Change Group

Existing groups

Lists all existing groups with the Group Name and a short description.

Display unnamed Groups
Toggles the display of unnamed groups.
Find Groups by entity
Reports the name(s) of groups when entities in the drawing are selected.
Highlight selected Groups
Highlights all entities that belong to the selected group.
Ungroup selected Groups
Removes group status from selected entities.

Create Group

Name
Specifies the name of a group.
Unnamed
Toggles whether the group has a name.
Description
Adds an optional description of the group.
Selectable
Determines how groups are selected when the PICKSTYLE system variable is set to 1 or 3.
Select entities
Selects entities in the workspace which should be part of the group.

Change Group

Add entities to group

Adds entities to the selected group.

Remove entities from group

Removes entities from the selected group.

Re-Order entities

Changes the order of entities in groups through the Order Group dialog box.

  • Options in the Order Group dialog box

    1. Group Name

    2. Description

    3. Options

      • Group Name: lists the names of named and unnamed groups.
      • Remove from position: specifies the position number of the entity to be reordered.
      • Enter new position number for the entity: specifies the new position number for the group.
      • Number of entities: specifies the range of entities to reorder.
      • Re-Order: applies the reordering dictated by the previous three fields.
      • Highlight: highlights entities in the group; dismisses the Order Group dialog box.
      • Reverse Order: reverses the order of entities in the group.