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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

Select the Grouped object.
Click Properties Tab.Optionally,

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For Additional Information:
Right-Click on the

grouped opening

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objects and select Properties.
See Also: Click on the Group Selection button in the Tools section.

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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Alternatively, click

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For Additional Information: Click on the Group Selection button in the Tools section.

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title	Group Selection/Merge Openings Definitions

The Group Selection button will combine the Group of Selected 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.

See Group Openings Function

The openings with be grouped together and are now a single object.
Any overlapping parts sharing the same bevel type will merge together.

Ungroup Selection

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The Merged Objects section allows the user to ungroup the currently grouped and merged objects.

The Ungroup Selection button ungroups and unmerges previously grouped and merged objects.

Alternatively, click

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Ungrouped objects will also be unmerged from their merged state.

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For Additional Information:
Click on the Group Selection button in the Tools section or click on the Tools section.
Click the UnGroup Selectionbutton on the Advanced Tab.
Ungrouped objects will also be unmerged from their merged state.

Dimensions

Enter the desired Width. The Grouped design will change to the new Width.
Enter the desired Height. The Grouped design will change to the new Height.

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Default Settings: See Admin > Defaults for the default settings for the Sizes dropdown control.
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Default Settings: See Admin > Editor for the default settings for the Outside and Opening Size.

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title	Sizes Button Definition

The Sizes Button displays the Recent and Standard sizes.

Recent lists the last ten sizes entered.

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

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title	Swap Button Definition

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

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X and Y Position Fields

Enter the new X Position to move the selected object Horizontally.
Enter the new Y Position to move the selected object Vertically.

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title	X Position Definition

The X Position field is used to set or display the Horizontal position of the selected object in Designer, Trace and the Cut Preview.

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title	Y Position Definition

The Y Position field is used to set or display the Vertical position of the selected object in Designer, Trace and the Cut Preview.

Rotation Entry Field

Enter the desired Degree of Rotation* for the selected object.

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The selected object will pivot from the center point.
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*To rotate a group of template objects

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For Additional Information:
See the Rotation Buttonson the Advanced Tab for additional Rotation features.

To Rotate a Group of Template Objects, see Rotation on the Advanced Tab.
*To lock Lock a group Group of template objects Template Objects together and rotate them as one object, see Group Openings Button and then use the Rotate field under the Merged Object Properties, or the Rotation button on the Advanced Tab.

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To manually rotate a group of objects, see Selected Group of Objects Properties then see Rotation on the Advanced Tab.

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For Additional Information: See Rotation Buttons on the Advanced tab for additional rotational controls.

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title	Rotation 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.

See: Rotation in Designer Function

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Grouped Objects Properties

Editing Grouped Objects

Selecting a Group of Openings and Merging Them

How to Select the Openings

Ungroup Selection

Dimensions

X and Y Position Fields

Rotation Entry Field