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Location: Resources pane > Objects tab

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The ability to act on multiple objects simultaneously is useful when you are working with similar objects, such as the collection of rigid bodies that make up a single subject.

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To create a group of objects:

  1. On the Objects tab, click to select the required objects, then right-click and on the context menu click Group Objects.

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  2. Enter a name for your group and click OK.The selected objects are grouped under the new group name:

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    You can create further groups of objects as required.

  3. To see the objects in a group, expand the group by clicking the arrow to the right of the group name. By default, all objects in the group are activated:

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Add objects to a group

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When you select a group (that is, click its name on the Objects tab), all the objects in the group are selected by default:

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You can also click, SHIFT-click and CTRL-click to select/deselect one or more objects within the group.

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  • All objects in a group: Right-click the group name and click the required option:
    • Delete permanently deletes the group and all the objects within it.
    • Ungroup moves all the group's objects outside the group and lists them separately on the Objects tab. The group name is no longer displayed.

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  • One or more objects within a group: Expand the group, right-click the required object(s) and then click the required option:
    • Delete Object permanently deletes the object.
    • Remove Object from GroupName moves the object from within the group to outside the group, so that it is listed separately on the Objects tab.

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  1. On the Objects tab, select a group by clicking its name.
  2. In the Properties pane, click the group's Color box.

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  3. In the Select Color dialog box, choose the required color.

    The color of all the objects in the selected group changes.

Save grouped objects

To save grouped objects:

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