GROUP — Group

Creates a group with the selected objects.

• Command: GROUP · Global name: _GROUP · Alias: G
• Ribbon: Home › Groups
• Menu: Modify

Creates a group with the selected objects: a named (or unnamed) set that is selected as a whole with one click, while its objects stay independent and can be edited separately.

Usage

1. Enter GROUP (or G).
2. If you want, choose Name or Description before selecting.

Select objects or [Name/Description]:
Enter a group name or [?]:
Enter a group description:

3. Select the objects and press Enter: the group is created. If the objects were already selected before starting the command, the group is created at once, unnamed.

Options

• Name (N): name of the group; it cannot repeat another one. ? lists the groups in the drawing. Without a name, the group is anonymous (like AutoCAD's *A1, *A2...).
• Description (D): free text saved with the group.

Notes

• While group selection is on, selecting a member selects the whole group. Ctrl+Shift+A turns it on or off; it is stored in the PICKSTYLE variable.
• Groups are saved in DWG and DXF like AutoCAD's (ACAD_GROUP dictionary).
• An erased object stops being a member; an anonymous group that becomes empty disappears.
• To change the members or the name use GROUPEDIT; to undo the group, UNGROUP. Unlike a block, a group creates no definition.

See also

GROUPEDIT · UNGROUP · BLOCK · Selecting objects