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■ Named groups. Create a named group in the Group Manager. Select the
objects you want to group and then select Create Groups. With this
method, you can assign the group a name and description as you create
it.
The objects in your drawing can be members of more than one group, and
groups themselves can be nested in other groups. You can ungroup a nested
group to restore the original group configuration.
Named groups are not maintained when you use a drawing as an external
reference or insert it as a block. However, you can bind and then explode the
external reference or explode the block to make the group available as an
unnamed group.
NOTE Avoid creating large groups containing hundreds or thousands of objects.
A large group significantly degrades the performance of this program.
To create an unnamed group
1 Select the objects to associate into a group.
2 Click Tools menu ➤ Group.
The selected objects are grouped together into an unnamed group, which
is assigned a default name such as *A1.
Unnamed groups are not displayed in the Group Manager unless Include
Unnamed Groups is selected.
To create a named group
1 Click Tools menu ➤ Group Manager.
2 Select the objects to associate into a group.
3 In the Group Manager, click the Create Group button.
4 Under Group, enter a group name and press Enter.
The selected objects are grouped together into a named group.
5 Click in the description area and enter a description of the group
(optional).
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