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The [[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.svg|24px]] '''Draft SelectGroup''' command selects the content of [[Std_Group|Std Groups]] or [[Draft_Layer|Draft Layers]].
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_Module|Arch]] objects.


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 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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# To use this command at least one [[Std_Group|group]] or [[Draft_Layer|layer]] must exist.
# 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]].
# 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:
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#* 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.
#* 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.
# The results of the command depend on the provided selection:
# The results of the command depend on the provided selection:
#* 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 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 [[Std_Group|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.
#* 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 20:13, 7 August 2021

This documentation is a work in progress. Please don't mark it as translatable since it will change in the next hours and days.

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 content of Draft Layers, Std Groups or group-like Arch objects.

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.

Usage

  1. To use this command at least one group or layer must exist.
  2. Select one or more objects, the selection can include groups selected in the Tree view.
  3. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Press the Draft SelectGroup button.
    • Select the Utilities → Select group option from the menu.
    • Right-click in the 3D view and select the Utilities → Select group option from the context menu.
  4. The results of the command depend on the provided selection:
    • 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.

Notes