Draft AutoGroup

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Menu location
Draft AutoGroup
Utilities → AutoGroup
Workbenches
Draft, Arch
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.17
See also
Std Group

Description

The AutoGroup tool sets a selected Std Group, or a related element like an Arch Site, an Arch Building or an Arch BuildingPart, as the active auto-group. When an auto-group is set, new objects will be automatically moved to the indicated group upon being created.

Auto-grouping works with elements created with the Draft and Arch Workbenches.

File:Draft AutoGroup example.png

Draft Tray which sets the active auto-group by clicking on the folder icon and choosing a group

Usage

To use this command at least one Draft Layer must exist.
Optionally select the layer you want make active in the Tree view.
There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the None button in the Draft Tray. This button can look different. If there is an active layer it will show its ViewLine Color, its ViewShape Color and its name.
- Select the Utilities → AutoGroup option from the menu.
If you have not yet selected a layer: select a layer from the menu that opens.
The button in the Draft Tray is updated.

Notes

If Draft construction mode is on the active Draft Layer is ignored.

Scripting

If the Draft Workbench is active the FreeCADGui application object has a draftToolBar property. This draftToolBar object has an autogroup property, which contains the name of the active auto-group, or is None if no auto-group is active. To change the active auto-group use the setAutoGroup method of the draftToolBar object. To put objects in the active auto-group use the autogroup method of the Draft module.

# This code only works if the Draft Workbench is active!

import FreeCAD as App
import FreeCADGui as Gui
import Draft

doc = App.newDocument()

polygon1 = Draft.make_polygon(5, radius=1000)
polygon2 = Draft.make_polygon(3, radius=500)
polygon3 = Draft.make_polygon(6, radius=220)

layer = Draft.make_layer()
Gui.draftToolBar.setAutoGroup(layer.Name)

Draft.autogroup(polygon1)
Draft.autogroup(polygon2)
Draft.autogroup(polygon3)

doc.recompute()