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Selected Group of Objects Properties

A Group of Objects Properties

Select a Group of Objects and click on the Properties Tab. 

Edit the individual proprietary adjustments available for a selected group of objects.

Optionally, Right-Click on the selected group of openings and select Edit to open the selected group Properties.

If all of the objects within the selection are Template Openings, additional template property fields are displayed.


This knowledge base topic focuses on a simple selection of objects, not Grouped Objects. For information on grouped and merged objects, see Grouped Objects Properties.

Group Selection of Objects

You can change the properties of a group of selected objects.

Selecting a Group of Objects

The selection of objects can be made by clicking and drawing a box around the desired group of objects.

Optionally, hold down the Shift or CTRL key and click on each object with the mouse to select them. 

Group Leader Selection Properties

The Properties Tab contains all of the controls and settings for editing the current group of selected objects. 

The Group Leader is displayed with white control handles. The Properties Tab displays the group leader's properties.  

To change the Group Leader, click on the desired object, or hit Page Up or Page Down to cycle the leader through the group.  

If the selection of objects contains different templates, all options may not be available.

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Group Template Design

The Group Template Opening section allows the user to select a different template which will be applied to the current selection of template openings.

Template Number and Name

Click the Template Number and Name button in the Style field.

The Template Library opens. 

Select a new template.

The currently selected templates will be replaced with the new template from the Template Library.

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Lock or Unlock Size

Click the unlock icon toggle to Lock Lock the size of the current selection of objects. 

Conversely, click the locked icon toggle to Unlock the size of the current selection of objects. 

Group Selection Template Options Reveals Tab

The Template Options Reveals tab section allows selection of the number of layers and their reveals, whether the layers are reverse bevel and the cartridge selections. If the group selection contains any objects that are not templates, this section is hidden.

Number of Layers

Enter the number of desired Layers for this selection of template openings. 

Each layer entry is identified by a layer number; the topmost layer is labeled Top

Reveal

Enter the reveal amount for each layer in the Reveal field. 

The topmost layer is labeled Top.

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