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- GROUP allows you to link entities together so they can be
- selected individually or as a complete unit using the
- group name or cursor selection.
-
- Choose from the following options:
-
- MAKE - to group selected entities so they are treated as
- one complete entity. When a group is created for the first
- time, the first available subgroup is subgroup number 1.
- Additional entities can be added to this subgroup or any
- one of the 256 subgroups available.
-
- Enter a group name (up to eight characters in length) and
- press <Enter>. If the name exists, a prompt is displayed,
- indicating that the group already exists and asking if you
- want to create a subgroup. If you want to store more
- entities under the same group name, choose YES. If no
- subgroups are available (all 256 have been used), an error
- message is displayed and you can be returned to the GROUP
- menu.
-
- Choose a Selection Menu option and select the entities
- to be grouped. If previously grouped entities were
- selected, you can reassign these entities to the new group
- using one of the following selection methods:
-
- - by group
- - by subgroup
- - by entity
-
- After selection, the entities are grouped and the
- Selection Menu is redisplayed.
-
-
- ADD TO - to add entities to an existing group.
-
- Enter an existing group name to which to add entities. If
- the group exists, enter an existing subgroup number to
- which the new selected entities are added. Enter the
- desired subgroup number.
-
- If a nonexistent group is entered, an error message is
- displayed indicating that the group does not exist. Choose
- the group list option to make sure you have spelled the
- name correctly and/or that it does exist.
-
- Select the entities to add to the subgroup using a
- Selection Menu option.
-
- Press <Enter> when selection is complete; the entities
- selected are added to the specified subgroup and the
- Selection Menu is redisplayed for further selection.
-
-
- DEGROUP - to ungroup selected entities without removing
- the group and subgroup references.
-
- Choose a Selection Menu option and select the entities
- that you want to ungroup. If a selected entity is part of
- a group or subgroup, you can reassign these entities to
- the new group using one of the following selection
- methods:
-
- - by group
- - by subgroup
- - by entity
-
- When the selections are complete, press <Enter>. The
- selected entities are degrouped but the group reference
- still remains in the group table. Use the DELETE option to
- remove the group completely.
-
-
- DELETE - to erase a group from the group table without
- deleting its grouped entities (those contained in the
- subgroups).
-
- Enter the name of the group you want to delete. If the
- group exists, its reference is deleted from the group
- table and its entities are degrouped (not deleted).
-
- If a nonexistent group name is entered, an error message
- is displayed indicating that the group does not exist.
-
- Press <Enter> and check to make sure you have spelled the
- group name correctly.
-
- LIST - to display a listing of the groups and subgroups in
- the current part.
-