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

• 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.

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

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

• For Additional Information:

• Select the desired objects and click on the Group Selection button in the Advanced tab.

• Select the desired objects and click on the Group Openings button in the Tools section.

• Select the desired objects and Right-Click select Group Selection.

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

• Ungrouped objects will also be unmerged from their merged state.

• For Additional Information:

• Select the desired objects and click on the Ungroup Selection button in the Advanced tab.

• Select the desired objects and click on the Group Openings button in the Tools section.

• Select the desired objects and Right-Click select Ungroup Selection.

• Default Settings:

• See Admin > Defaults for the default settings for the Sizes dropdown control.

• See Admin > Editor for the default settings for the Outside and Opening Size.

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.

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

• Lock the size of the object to avoid adjusting it when dragging the mouse.

Use the Lock/Unlock feature to prevent the size of the opening from being changed by accidentally dragging the control corners with the mouse in Designer.

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

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

• The selected object will pivot from the center point.  

• For Additional Information:

• See the Rotation Field on the Properties Tabin Design.

• See the Rotation Buttonson the Advanced Tab in Designfor additional Rotation features.

• To Rotate a Group of Template Objects, see Rotation on the Advanced Tabin Design.

• To Lock a Group of Template Objects together and rotate them as one object, see Group Openings Button in Designand then use the Rotate field under the Merged Object Properties, or the Rotation button on the Advanced Tabin Design.

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