Group By Attribute

Group objects by attribute and value

Use the Group by Attribute option to group objects by graphical attributes (colour, line type, pattern) and object value.

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Instructions

On the Design menu, point to Attribute Edit, and then click Group by Attribute.

The Multiple Selection box displays. Use the Multiple Selection box to choose your method of selecting objects and select the objects.

Once the objects have been selected,the following panel displays.

This panel allows you to enter the group name and select which attributes you want to use as grouping parameters.
For example: You might group by colour and value or by line type and value.

Group Code

Enter the group name that will be applied to the matching objects. At least one character is required for a group name. The group code can contain up to 40 alphanumeric characters (spaces and special characters arenotallowed).

Colour

Select this box to group objects by a specific colour. You will need to select a colour from the current colour table.

Line type

Select this box to group objects by a specific line type. You will need to select a line type (and line thickness) from the list of line types that was delivered with Vulcan.

Pattern

Select this box to group objects by a specific pattern. You will need to select a pattern from a patterns file.

Value

Select this box to group objects by a specific object value. You will need to specify the value.

Click OK.

The objects that match the specified criteria will then be assigned to the group code. You can use the Information button on the Status toolbar to view the group code.