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The [[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.svg|24px]] '''Draft SelectGroup''' command selects the content of [[Draft_Layer|Draft Layers]], [[Std_Group|Std Groups]] or group-like [[Arch_Workbench|Arch]] objects.
The [[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.svg|24px]] '''Draft SelectGroup''' command selects the contents of selected [[Std_Group|Std Groups]] or group-like [[Arch_Workbench|Arch]] objects. For selected non-group objects, the contents of the group they are in is selected.


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The command currently does not work well with layers and can produce confusing results for objects that occur in both a layer and a group.
The command was revised in FreeCAD version 0.20 and this page describes that version.


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# Select one or more objects that are inside groups, and/or select one or more groups.
# To use this command at least one group or layer must exist.
# Select one or more objects, the selection can include groups selected in the [[Tree_view|Tree view]].
# There are several ways to invoke the command:
# There are several ways to invoke the command:
#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.svg|16px]] [[Draft_SelectGroup|Draft Select group]]}} button.
#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.svg|16px]] [[Draft_SelectGroup|Select group]]}} button.
#* Select the {{MenuCommand|Utilities → [[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.svg|16px]] Select group}} option from the menu.
#* Select the {{MenuCommand|Utilities → [[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.svg|16px]] Select group}} option from the menu.
#* Select the {{MenuCommand|Utilities → [[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.svg|16px]] Select group}} option from the [[Tree_view|Tree view]] or [[3D_view|3D view]] context menu.
#* Select the {{MenuCommand|Utilities → [[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.svg|16px]] Select group}} option from the [[Tree_view|Tree view]] or [[3D_view|3D view]] context menu.
# The results of the command depend on the provided selection:
# The contents of the groups is selected.
#* For a simple nested object the group or layer the object is in, and its other content, the siblings of the given object, are selected. The sibling objects can include groups, but the content of those nested groups is not selected.
#* For a given group the group itself, the content of the group, and the content of all nested groups, irrespective of their nesting level, are selected, but the nested groups themselves are not.


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Latest revision as of 17:28, 3 December 2023

Draft SelectGroup

Menu location
Utilities → Select group
Workbenches
Draft, Arch
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Std Group, Draft AddToGroup, Draft AddConstruction, Draft AutoGroup

Description

The Draft SelectGroup command selects the contents of selected Std Groups or group-like Arch objects. For selected non-group objects, the contents of the group they are in is selected.

The command was revised in FreeCAD version 0.20 and this page describes that version.

Usage

  1. Select one or more objects that are inside groups, and/or select one or more groups.
  2. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Press the Select group button.
    • Select the Utilities → Select group option from the menu.
    • Select the Utilities → Select group option from the Tree view or 3D view context menu.
  3. The contents of the groups is selected.

Notes