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Group command

Group command - AutoCAD Tutorial

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Group command

- [Instructor] We're starting another chapter now in AutoCAD essentials course. And we're going to be looking at reusing content in AutoCAD itself. So we've got a new drawing for you for this particular video. Surprise, surprise, it's called "Reusing content.dwg" And you can download it from the library to follow along with the video as usual. Now, the first thing we're going to be looking at with reusing content is groups and placing groups in your AutoCAD drawings. So my Home tab on the ribbon and it's just up here, there's the groups panel. Now my suggestion is that you click on the flyout and pin it open, so that you can see the group manager and the group bounding box etc. Group bounding box is on by default and it will just show a bounding box around the group when a group is selected. Now, there is a methodology to this and it's important that you follow the methodology that I suggest, otherwise it can get a bit fiddly sometimes. So, if you want to create a group, go to the…

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