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Grouped Objects Properties

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This topic focuses on grouped and merged objects, not Selected Group of Objects Properties.

For the Properties of a selection of objects, see Grouped Objects Properties.

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  • Use the Grouped Objects Properties to edit the individual proprietary adjustments available for the grouped objects.

Editing Grouped Objects

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Optionally, Right-Click on the grouped opening and select Edit.

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See Also: Group Selection.

Selecting a Group of Openings and Merging Them

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  • Grouping a selection of openings will treat the openings as one object. Any overlapping sections sharing the same bevel type will merge together.

How to Select the Openings

  • To select objects, click and draw a box around the desired group of objects.

  • Click Advanced Tab.

  • Click Group Selection.

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

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titleGroup Selection/Merge Openings Definitions

The Group Selection button will combine a Group of Objects to form a single entity.

Any overlapping sections sharing the same Bevel Type will Merge together, removing the interior sections that are not part of the new continuous sequence around the outside edge of the combined objects.

  • The openings with be grouped together and is now a single object.

  • Any overlapping parts sharing the same bevel type will merge together.

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Dimensions

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  • Use the Dimension Section to edit and/or lock the grouped object dimensions, set the X/Y positioning, or rotate the grouped object.

Dimensions

  • Enter the object Width. 

  • Enter the object Height. 

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titleSizes Button Definition

The The Sizes  button Button displays the the Recent and Standard sizesStandard sizes. 

Recent lists the last ten sizes entered.

Standard lists Standard sizes associated with the current unit of measurement.

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titleSwap Button Definition

The Swap button switches values between the width/height fields.

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X and Y Position Fields

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  • Use the X/Y fields to move objects to specific horizontal/vertical coordinates.

  • Enter the new X position to move the selected object horizontally.

  • Enter the new Y to move the selected object vertically.

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  • Lines shown for illustration.

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titleX Position Definition

The X Position field is field is used to manually set the horizontal Horizontal position of the selected template object . in Designer and the Cut Preview.  

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titleY Position Definition

The Y Position field is field is used to manually set the vertical Vertical position of the selected template object in Designer and the Cut Preview. 

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Lines shown for illustration.

Rotation is the action of rotating an

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around an axis or center

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Rotation Entry Field 

  • Enter the desired degree of Rotation* for the selected object.

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titleRotation Definition
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  • The selected object will pivot from the center point.  

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titleRotation Definition

The Rotation function in Designer is the action of rotating the selected object(s) around an axis or center by the specified number of degrees.

Merge Paths

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  • The Merge Paths checkbox merges any overlapped openings into one opening.

  • Click Merge Paths to merge any overlapping openings.

  • Uncheck Merge Paths to group any overlapped openings but does not merge them. 

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  • This is useful if the user wants to bring the overlapped openings into Trace to manually merge them as desired.