Creating a Geometry Group Out of Basic Elements
Basic geometry elements (line, point, surface and the basic objects; polyhedron, cylinder, cone and pipe) added to the model of a drawing-model pair do not have geometry in the drawing of the drawing-model pair. A geometry group can, however, be created from these basic elements, in which case a geometry that is also visible in the drawing is created for the elements. The 2D and 3D geometry of a group are connected to each other: when the geometry group is, for example, moved in the drawing, the change is updated in the model, and vice versa. The geometry of a group in a drawing is a top projection of the elements.
The geometry group can also be created in a drawing from basic geometry elements. A geometry group will then be created of the lines, texts etc. added to the drawing, and it can be moved, copied, etc.
- Select one or more basic geometry elements.
- Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
- Select Advanced > Create Group.
- If you selected basic volumes from the model, accept the creation of 2D geometry by selecting Yes in the message window.
- A basic geometry element cannot be part of more than one geometry group at the same time. The geometry group created last is always the active one.
- You can select a geometry group for moving, copying, etc., when the object type Groups of Geometry is selected in the Selection Filter (default). You can then select a geometry group by clicking one of the basic elements belonging to the group.
- You can explode a group into basic geometry elements by selecting Advanced > Explode to Geometry from the context-sensitive menu.