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How to use groups in dfII?

Michael Robinson

I was scanning through a skill manual and came across a series of db access skill functions relating to groups.

There are functions to create, add, delete, etc.

But how can a group be used effectively in day to day design?

  •  There are two different types of groups in IC6.1: groups (logical groups) and figGroups (physical groups). The logical group (group) is also available in IC5.1.

    Logical groups:
    A group is used to create a relationship amongst more than one object. These are user-defined relationships. A group is created and figures are added to the group. These objects are now logically related. The designer does not have direct access to the group, groups are usually processed using SKILL as there is no access from the GUI. The group can be used to tag a set of objects to be processed by the same SKILL function.

     Physical groups:
    The figGroup is more useful to the interactive designer. The objects added to the figGroup are physically connected, when the group is moved (copied, deleted, etc.), all the objects in the group are moved (copied, deleted, etc.). Objects can be added and removed from the figGroup as necessary. It is kind of like creating  another level of hierarchy without creating an instance or master. Use edit in place to edit an individual object in the figGroup. 

    Ted

     

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