Draft AutoGroup
Draft AutoGroup |
Menu location |
---|
Draft → Utilities → AutoGroup |
Workbenches |
Draft, Arch |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
0.17 |
See also |
Std Group, Draft VisGroup |
Description
The AutoGroup tool sets a selected Std Group, or a related element like a Draft VisGroup, Arch Site, Arch Building or 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.
File:Draft AutoGroup example.png
Draft Tray which sets the active auto-group by clicking on the folder icon and choosing a group
Usage
- Select a Std Group, Construction group, or File:Draft VisGroup.png Draft VisGroup in the tree view.
- Press the None button, or go to the menu Draft → Utilities → AutoGroup. If no group is selected, a drop-down menu will display eligible groups to use, or "None".
- The button will change with the name of the active auto-group, for example, Group.
Notes:
- The AutoGroup button is present in the Draft Tray toolbar, which only appears in the Draft and Arch Workbenches.
- At least one of Std Group, Construction group, or File:Draft VisGroup.png Draft VisGroup must exist before using this tool.
- To change the auto-group, select another group in the tree view and click Group. 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 Construction mode 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: Draft API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.
Adding objects to the active auto-group can be done in macros and from the Python console by using the following function:
autogroup(obj)
- Puts the
obj
element in the current auto-group. - If auto-grouping is disabled (the group is
None
), or if Construction mode is active, or ifobj
is already in the auto-group, the function doesn't do anything. - The function will fail if
obj
is already in another group that is different from the auto-group. - The function only does something if the graphical interface is active, as the auto-group can only be chosen from the graphical interface.
Example:
import FreeCAD, Draft
Polygon1 = Draft.makePolygon(3, 500)
Polygon2 = Draft.makePolygon(3, 1000)
Polygon3 = Draft.makePolygon(5, 1500)
FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("App::DocumentObjectGroup", "Group")
# Use the graphical interface to set "Group" for auto-grouping
Draft.autogroup(Polygon1)
Draft.autogroup(Polygon2)
Draft.autogroup(Polygon3)
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- Draft Tray: Select plane, Set style, Toggle construction mode, AutoGroup
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- Context menu:
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- Layer: Activate this layer, Select layer contents
- Text: Open hyperlinks
- Wire: Flatten
- Working plane proxy: Write camera position, Write objects state
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