Draft AddNamedGroup

Menu location
Draft AddNamedGroup
Utilities → New Named Group
Workbenches
Draft
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.20
See also
Std Group, Draft AddToGroup, Draft AutoGroup

Description

The Draft AddNamedGroup command creates a named Std Group and adds objects to that group.

Optionally select one or more objects.
There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the New Named Group button.
- Select the Utilities → New Named Group option from the menu, or from the Tree View or 3D View context menu.
The New Group dialog box opens. introduced in 1.1
Enter a Group name.
Press the OK button.

For more information about organizing your model see Document structure and Arch tutorial.

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Annotation: Text, Dimension, Label, Annotation Styles, Annotation Scale
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Draft Tray: Working Plane, Set Style, Toggle Construction Mode, AutoGroup
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Miscellaneous: Apply Current Style, New Layer, Manage Layers, New Named Group, SelectGroup, Add to Layer, Add to Group, Add to Construction Group, Toggle Wireframe, Working Plane Proxy, Heal, Show Snap Toolbar
Additional: Constraining, Pattern, Preferences, Import Export Preferences, DXF/DWG, SVG, OCA, DAT
Context menu:
- Most objects: Edit
- Layer container: Add New Layer, Reassign Properties of All Layers, Merge Layer Duplicates
- Layer: Activate Layer, Reassign Properties of Layer, Select Layer Contents
- Text and label: Open Links
- Wire: Flatten
- Working plane proxy: Save Camera Position, Save Visibility of Objects

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