Grouping Entities Quickly

Use the QuickGroup command to quickly create EntityGroups.

To group entities quickly:

  1. In the graphics area, specify the entities to group.

  2. Right-click, then click Entity Group > Quick Group (or type QuickGroup).

    An unnamed EntityGroup is created.

To group entities quickly without preselected entities:

  1. Click Tools > Entity Group > Quick Group (or type QuickGroup).

  2. Specify options:

    • Name: Lets you name the EntityGroup. Names may contain letters, numbers, and special characters such as $, #, _. The name is not case-sensitive. Type ? to view existing EntityGroup names.

    • Description: Lets you type a short description about the EntityGroup.

  3. Specify the entities to group.

  4. Press Enter.

    A named or unnamed EntityGroup is created.

tip Note: To ungroup EntityGroups, use the QuickUngroup command. To edit EntityGroups, use the EditEntityGroup command. To hightlight EntityGroups and to manage EntityGroups, use the Group command.

Access

Command: QuickGroup

Menu: Tools > Entity Group > Quick Group

Related Topics

Ungrouping EntityGroups Quickly

Editing EntityGroups

Creating and Managing EntityGroups

Parent Topic

Working with EntityGroups