Ungroup
Click the Features | Group | Ungroup command or right-click on a Group object and select Ungroup to separate objects that have been previously combined into a Group object using the Features | Group | Group command. This breaks the group hierarchy and returns the sub-objects to independent status.
To ungroup objects:
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Select the Group object in the Object Manager or Plot Window.
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Click the Features | Group | Ungroup command, or right-click on the group and select Ungroup.
Editing without Ungrouping
After objects are grouped together, the group is displayed in the Object Manager as a Group object with sub-objects. Individual properties of the sub-objects can be edited by clicking on the sub-object in the Object Manager. Properties for that object are displayed in the Property Manager.
The Group 1 object is the group object. Click on the Group 1 object to move or select the entire group. Click on the objects below the Group 1 object to select and edit individual objects.
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To edit properties: Click directly on a sub-object in the Object Manager tree to select it. You can then change its properties in the Property Manager.
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To move or resize: Select the sub-object in the Object Manager, then drag the object or its sizing handles in the Plot Window.
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To delete an item: Select the sub-object in the Object Manager and press the DELETE key.
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To remove an item from the group: Drag the sub-object out of the Group tree in the Object Manager.
Ungrouping Imported Objects
The Features | Group | Ungroup command can also be used to break apart imported metafile or vector files. This allows you to edit the individual lines and polygons of the imported image.
Supported formats for ungrouping include
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Pasted objects (such as metafile clipboard content)
The Group 1 object is the group object. Click on
the Group 1 object to move the entire group.
Click on the objects below the Group 1
object to select and edit individual objects.
Group
To group individual independent objects together use the Features | Group | Group command, or right-click and select Group.
Automation Note
While the Edit Group and Stop Editing Group commands have been removed from the ribbon interface to streamline the user experience, these commands remain available and functional within the automation API. Existing scripts that utilize StartEditing or StopEditing methods will continue to work as expected.