Creating a Group

To create a Group of unlike features:

  1. Create the features you want to group.
  2. Select the features you want to group in the graphics window.
    Tip: Hold shift and click to select more than one object.
  3. Select Features & Manufacturing tab > Pattern & Group panel > Group.

    The Dimensions tab of the Feature Group Properties dialog is displayed:

  4. Ensure the Group is selected in the Tree View on the left of the dialog.
  5. If you want the objects in the group to be machined in the order they are displayed in the Objects List:
    1. Select Ordered.
    2. Select an object in the Objects list.
    3. Click Up or Down to move the object up or down by one place in the list.
    4. Repeat steps b and c to reorder the objects.
  6. To remove a feature from the Group, select it in the Objects list and click Delete.
  7. To add a feature to the Group, select it from the Model Objects list below the Objects list, then click Add.
  8. Click OK to close the dialog.

Alternatively, you can create a Group using the New Feature wizard:

  1. Create any features you want to group.
  2. Click the Features step in the Steps panel.

  3. Select Group in the From Feature section.
  4. Click Next and follow the instructions in the wizard.