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106 Chapter 3: Selecting Objects
Ungroup
Select one or more groups. > Group menu > Ungroup
Ungroup separates the current group into its
component objects or groups.
The Ungroup command ungroups one level,
unlike Explode (page 1–106),whichungroupsall
levels of nested groups.
When you Ungroup a group, the objects within the
group lose all group transforms that were applied
on nonzero frames, but they retain any individual
animation.
All ungrouped entities remain in the current
selection set.
Procedure
To ungr oup a gr oup:
1.
Select one or more groups.
2. ChooseGroup>Ungroup.
All components of the group remain selected,
but are no longer part of the group. The grou p
dummy is deleted.
Explode Group
Select one or more groups. > Group menu > Explode
The Explode command ungroups all objects in a
group, regardless of the number of nested groups,
unlike Ungroup (page 1–106), which ungroups one
level only.
As with the Ungroup command, all exploded
entities remain in the current selection set.
Wa rning: Ungroup and Explode remove all transform
animations that have been applied to the group as a
whole. As with the Ungroup command, all exploded
entities remain in the current selection set.
Procedure
To expl ode a group:
1.
Selectoneormoregroups.
2. ChooseGroup>Explode.
All objects in the groups remain selected but no
longer belong to groups. All nested groups are
exploded. All group dummies in the selection
are deleted.
Detach Group
Select a group. > Group menu > Open > Select one or
more objects detach. > Group menu > De tach
The Detach command detaches the selected object
from its g roup.
This command becomes active when you open the
group by choos ing the Open command from the
Group menu.
Procedure
To deta ch a n object f rom a gr oup:
1.
Open the group.
2. ChooseGroup>Detach.
The selected objects are now separate,
independent objects, no longer members of the
group.
Attach Group
Select one or more objects. > Group menu > Attach
The Attach command makes the selected object
part of an existing group .
With an object selected, choose this command,
and then click a group in the scene.