Draft AutoGroup

Description
The AutoGroup tool sets a selected Std Group, or a related element like an Arch Site, an Arch Building or an Arch BuildingPart, as the active auto-group. When an auto-group is set, new objects will be automatically moved to the indicated group upon being created.

Auto-grouping works with elements created with the Draft and Arch Workbenches.



Usage

 * 1) Select a,  in the tree view.
 * 2) Press the  button, or go to the menu . If no group is selected, a drop-down menu will display eligible groups to use, or "None".
 * 3) The button will change with the name of the active auto-group, for example,.

Notes:
 * The button is present in the Draft Tray toolbar, which only appears in the Draft and Arch Workbenches.
 * At least one of or  must exist before using this tool.
 * To change the auto-group, select another group in the tree view and click . If no group is selected you have the option of choosing "None" to turn off auto-grouping.
 * When auto-grouping is active, new Draft and Arch objects will be placed in that group except when is on, in which case the new geometry will be placed in the Construction group.
 * Auto-grouping only works for objects created from the graphical user interface; objects created programmatically by macros or the Python console aren't automatically placed in groups. The user always has the possibility of programmatically doing the grouping, regardless of the auto-grouping settings.

Scripting
See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

If the Draft Workbench is active the FreeCADGui application object has a property. This object has an  property, which contains the name of the active autogroup, or is  if no autogroup is active. To change the active autogroup use the method of the  object. To put objects in the active autogroup use the method of the Draft module.