\page work_with_groups_page Working with groups
Creation and editing groups of sub-shapes of a geometrical object makes
-handling sub-shapes much easier. Also some Boolean operations on
-groups are available.
+handling sub-shapes much easier. Boolean operations on
+groups are also available.
<ul>
<li>\ref create_groups_anchor "Create a Group"</li>
Group > Edit</b>. This menu is designed in the same way as the
<b>Create a group</b> menu.
-\n <b>Dialog Box:</b>
+\n When a GEOM group is edited, the main shape appears in the 3D viewer in the same mode
+as it is displayed in the viewer. If the main shape was not displayed in the viewer, then
+the default mode defined in the preferences will be used.
+
+\n <b>Working with Dialog Box:</b>
\image html editgroup.png
+\n The subshapes already in the group are displayed in the 3D viewer with a specific color,
+defined via preferences. The IDs of the subshapes already in the group are also displayed in
+a specific color in the dialog box. When the user adds some subshapes, the new IDs are
+displayed in the other color.
+
\n The \b Result of the operation will be a \b GEOM_Object.
\n <b>TUI Command:</b>
\image html groups_union_dlg.png
In this dialog box you should specify the name of the resulting group
-and set of groups which will be united.
+and select the groups, which will be united.
</li>
<li>Click the \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button to confirm creation of the group.</li>
</ol>
<h2>Intersection of groups</h2>
This operation allows to create a new group in such a way that only
-sub-shapes that are present in all initial groups together are added to the
+the sub-shapes that are present in all initial groups are added to the
new one.
<em>To intersect groups:</em>
\image html groups_intersect_dlg.png
In this dialog box you should specify the name of the resulting group
-and set of groups which will be intersected.
+and select the groups, which will be intersected.
</li>
<li>Click the \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button to confirm creation of the group.</li>
</ol>
\image html groups_cut_dlg.png
In this dialog box you should specify the name of the resulting group
-and groups which will be cut.
+and the groups which will be cut.
</li>
-<li>Click the \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button to confirm creation of the
-group.</li>
+<li>Click the \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button to confirm creation of the group.</li>
</ol>
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