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The [[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.svg|24px]] '''Draft SelectGroup''' command selects the |
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 was revised in FreeCAD version 0.20 and this page describes that version. |
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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. |
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# Select one or more objects that are inside groups, and/or select one or more groups. |
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# To use this command at least one group or layer must exist. |
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# Select one or more objects, the selection can include groups selected in the [[Tree_view|Tree view]]. |
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# There are several ways to invoke the command: |
# There are several ways to invoke the command: |
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#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.svg|16px]] [[Draft_SelectGroup|Draft SelectGroup]]}} button. |
#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.svg|16px]] [[Draft_SelectGroup|Draft SelectGroup]]}} button. |
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#* 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. |
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#* 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. |
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# The contents of the groups is selected. |
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#* 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. |
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#* 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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Revision as of 09:56, 10 January 2022
Draft SelectGroup |
Menu location |
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Utilities → Select group |
Workbenches |
Draft, Arch |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
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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
- Select one or more objects that are inside groups, and/or select one or more groups.
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the Draft SelectGroup 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.
- The contents of the groups is selected.
Notes
- For more information about organizing your model see Document structure and Arch tutorial.
Draft
- Drafting: Line, Polyline, Fillet, Arc, Arc by 3 points, Circle, Ellipse, Rectangle, Polygon, B-spline, Cubic Bézier curve, Bézier curve, Point, Facebinder, ShapeString, Hatch
- Annotation: Text, Dimension, Label, Annotation styles, Annotation scale
- Modification: Move, Rotate, Scale, Mirror, Offset, Trimex, Stretch, Clone, Array, Polar array, Circular array, Path array, Path link array, Point array, Point link array, Edit, Subelement highlight, Join, Split, Upgrade, Downgrade, Wire to B-spline, Draft to sketch, Set slope, Flip dimension, Shape 2D view
- Draft Tray: Select plane, Set style, Toggle construction mode, AutoGroup
- Snapping: Snap lock, Snap endpoint, Snap midpoint, Snap center, Snap angle, Snap intersection, Snap perpendicular, Snap extension, Snap parallel, Snap special, Snap near, Snap ortho, Snap grid, Snap working plane, Snap dimensions, Toggle grid
- Miscellaneous: Apply current style, Layer, Manage layers, Add a new named group, Move to group, Select group, Add to construction group, Toggle normal/wireframe display, Create working plane proxy, Heal, Show snap toolbar
- Additional: Constraining, Pattern, Preferences, Import Export Preferences, DXF/DWG, SVG, OCA, DAT
- Context menu:
- Layer container: Merge layer duplicates, Add new layer
- Layer: Activate this layer, Select layer contents
- Text: Open hyperlinks
- Wire: Flatten
- Working plane proxy: Write camera position, Write objects state
User documentation
- Getting started
- Installation: Download, Windows, Linux, Mac, Additional components, Docker, AppImage, Ubuntu Snap
- Basics: About FreeCAD, Interface, Mouse navigation, Selection methods, Object name, Preferences, Workbenches, Document structure, Properties, Help FreeCAD, Donate
- Help: Tutorials, Video tutorials
- Workbenches: Std Base, Arch, Assembly, CAM, Draft, FEM, Inspection, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Start, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework, Web
- Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub