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The [[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.svg|24px]] '''Draft SelectGroup''' command selects the content of [[Std_Group|goups]] or [[Draft_Layer|layers]].
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 [[Draft_Layer|layers]] and can produce confusing results for objects that occur in both a [[Draft_Layer|layer]] and a [[Std_Group|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 [[Image:Std_Group.svg|16px]] [[Std_Group|Std_Group]] or [[Image:Draft_Layer.svg|16px]] [[Draft_Layer|Draft Layer]] must exist.
# Select one or more objects, the selection can include [[Std_Group|goups]] 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 SelectGroup]]}} 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.
#* Right-click in the [[3D_view|3D view]] and select the {{MenuCommand|Utilities → [[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.svg|16px]] Select group}} option from the 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 [[Std_Group|group]] or [[Draft_Layer|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 [[Std_Group|group]] the content of the group and the content of all nested groups 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