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User Guide

Groups

Keep objects together, nest groups and open a group to edit its contents.

A closed group lets you select and transform its contents together. Groups can contain other groups. Opening a group changes the editing context so you can work on its contents without ungrouping it. This differs from a component: grouping alone does not link the geometry of separate copies.

1

Create or remove a group

Select at least two eligible objects at the current editing level and choose Group, or press G. Select a group and choose Ungroup, or press Shift+G, to release its contents. Ctrl+G (Mac: Cmd+G) and the corresponding Shift shortcut are also supported.

2

Open a group

With Select active, double-click a group, or select the whole group and press Enter. You can open a nested group in the same way. The context path shows which level you are editing; selection operations now work within that level. Enter belongs to the active tool while a tool or numeric entry is in progress.

3

Return to a parent level

When no tool interaction needs the key, press Esc or Shift+Enter to close one group level and select the group you left. Repeat to leave a nested group. Use the context path to return to a containing level.

4

Name and organize groups

Rename a selected object group in the Inspector, or use the Outliner to find groups and objects. Grouping in Reshape organizes faces and their owned edges; Structure groups organize members. These editing contexts use their own group contents, rather than adding drawing objects to the open surface or structure.

5

Copy and protect a group

Copy or transform the closed group when you want to act on it as a unit. Lock or hide groups from their controls when needed; unlock or show them again through the Outliner. Use Undo to reverse a committed grouping change. When you ungroup a group linked to a task or goal, its links move to the containing group, or to its objects and child groups if it has no parent. Undo restores the group and its links.