Grouped Objects Properties

Grouped Objects Properties
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.
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, Right-Click on the grouped opening and select Edit. See Also: Group Selection.

Selecting a Group of Openings and Merging Them

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.

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

Alternatively, click on the Group Selection button in the Tools section.

Group 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.

Ungroup Selection
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 on the Group Selection button in the Tools section or click on the UnGroup Selection button on the Advanced Tab. Ungrouped objects will also be unmerged from their merged state.

Dimensions

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 Grouped Object Width.
Enter the Grouped Object Height.

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.

Swap Button Definition

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

Lock or Unlock Size
Lock the size of the object to avoid adjusting it when dragging the mouse. Click unlock to Lock the size of the current object. Click locked to Unlock the size of the current object. Lock Object Size Definition 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.

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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X Position Definition

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

Y Position Definition

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

Rotation Entry Field

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

The selected object will pivot from the center point.

*To rotate a group of template objects, see Rotation on the Advanced Tab.
*To lock a group of 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.

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

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.

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

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Grouped Objects Properties