Group

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic and Pro

Creates and modifies named groups of entities.

Accessing the Command

command bar: group

menu bar: Tools | Group

toolbar: Tools |

: group

Displays a dialog box:

Create or edit a named group, and then click OK.

Command Options

Option	Description
Display Unnamed Groups	Toggles the display of unnamed groups: Yes - displays unnamed groups created by Bricscad. No - displays only named groups created by users.
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: Select entities - choose one or more entities. Select entities - choose more entities, or press Enter to continue. Displays the Group Member List dialog box: Click OK to close this dialog box and to return to the Entity Grouping dialog box.
Highlight Selected Groups	Highlights entities that belong to the selected group. In the Entity Grouping dialog box, choose one or more groups in the Group Name list. Click the Highlight Selected Groups button. Notice that the dialog box disappears and that entities are highlighted. Click OK to return to the Entity Grouping dialog box.
Un-group Selected Groups	Removes group status from selected entities. Select groups in the Group Names list, and then click this button. The names disappear from the list.

Create Group
Name	Specifies the names of groups.
Description	Specifies an optional description of the group.
Unnamed	Toggles group naming: Yes - allows unnamed groups to be created; the Name field is grayed out. No - requires that groups be named. Unnamed groups are assigned the prefix A following by an incremented number, such as A2.
Selectable	Toggles selectability: Yes - allows entities inside groups to be selected. No - allows only the group to be selected; entities that are part of a group cannot be selected.
Select Entities	Dismisses the dialog box temporarily, and then prompts you at the command bar: Select entities - choose one or more entities. 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.

Change Group
Add Entities to Group	Adds entities to the selected group; prompts you at the command bar: Select entities - choose one or more entities. 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: Select entities - choose one or more entities. 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.

Order Group	Description
Group Name	Lists the names of named and unnamed groups.
Remove From Position	Specifies the position number of the entity, which is to be renumbered.
Enter New Position Number for the Entity	Specifies the new position number for the entity.
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.

Grips Editing

Groups can be edited directly through grips in two ways:

Selectable - select one entity in the group, and all entities are selected (show highlights and grips).

Not Selectable - select one entity and only that entity is selected, such as the ellipse shown below.