Group

Display Unnamed Groups

Toggles the display of unnamed groups:

• Off - displays only named groups created by users
• On - also displays unnamed groups created by the program

Find Groups by Entity

Reports the name(s) of groups when you select entities in the drawing. Temporarily removes the dialog box, and then prompts:

1. Select entities - (choose one or more entities.)

2. Select entities - (choose more entities, or press Enter to continue.)

3. Displays the Group Member List dialog box with one or more group names:

Click OK to close this dialog box and to return to the original dialog box.

Highlight Selected Groups

Highlights entities that belong to the selected group.

1. Choose one or more groups in the Group Name list

2. Click the Highlight Selected Groups button

3. Notice that the dialog box disappears and that entities are highlighted:
   

4. Click OK to return to the Entity Grouping dialog box.

Un-group Selected Groups

Removes group status from selected entities:

1. Select groups in the Group Names list

2. Click the Un-group Selected Groups button

The names disappear from the list.

Name

Specifies the names of groups.

Unnamed

Toggles whether the group has a name:

• On - allows unnamed groups to be created; the Name field is grayed out.
• Off - requires that groups be named

Unnamed groups are assigned the prefix *A following by an incremented number, such as *A2.

Description

Specifies an optional description of the group.

Selectable

Determines how groups are selected when the PICKSTYLE system variable is set to 1 or 3.

• On - you can select the group but not the entities that make it up
• Off - you can select individual members of the group

Select Entities

Dismisses the dialog box temporarily, and then prompts you at the command bar:

1. Select entities - (choose one or more entities.)

2. Select entities - (choose more entities, or press Enter to return to the dialog box.)

Back in the dialog box, the selected entities become part of the group.

Add Entities to Group

Adds entities to the selected group; prompts you at the command bar:

1. Select entities - (choose one or more entities to add to the group.)

2. Select entities - (choose more entities, or press Enter to return to the dialog box.)

Remove Entities from Group

Removes entities from the selected group; prompts you at the command bar:

1. Select entities - (choose one or more entities to remove from the group.)

2. Select entities - (choose more entities, or press Enter to return to the dialog box.)

Re-Order Entities

Changes the order of entities in groups; displays the Order Group dialog box; see below.

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 re-ordering dictated by the previous three fields.

Highlight

Highlights entities in the group; dismisses the Order Group dialog box, and then displays the following one:

• Next - highlights the next entity of the group.
• Previous - highlights the previous entity.
• OK - returns to the Order Group dialog box.

Reverse Order

Reverses the order of entities in the group.