Creating An Attached Detail Group; Duplicating Group Types - Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual

5 If you want to add elements to the group that do not already exist in the project view, select an
element creation tool from the appropriate tab and place the new element. When you add an
element to a view in group edit mode, it is automatically added to the group.
NOTE If you add a view-specific element to a model group (for example, a window tag), the
view-specific element is placed in the project view and not in the model group.
6 When you are finished adding elements to the group, click Edit Group panel
Related topics
Editing Elements in Groups
Loading Groups on page 358
Placing Groups on page 358
Modifying Groups on page 360

Creating an Attached Detail Group

1 In the drawing area, do one of the following:
Select model elements and detail elements, simultaneously. Click Multi-Select tab
panel
Select view-specific elements, tags, or dimensions that are associated with an existing model
group, and click Modify <Element> tab
Select an existing model group, and click Modify Model Groups tab
Group. Click Edit Group panel
2 In the Create Model Group and Attached Detail Group dialog, enter a name for the model group
(if necessary), and enter a name for the attached detail group.
3 Click OK.
The attached detail group displays in the Project Browser under the model group that it belongs to.
Related topic
Adding or Removing Elements in a Group

Duplicating Group Types

You can create a new group type by duplicating an existing group. When you duplicate a group, you can
edit the new group type without affecting the original group or its instances.
Use one of the following methods to duplicate a group type:
In the Project Browser, right-click the group name, and click Duplicate. The new group displays in the
Project Browser. For example, if your original group was called Group 1, the new group would be Group
2. You can rename the group as necessary.
Select the group in the drawing area, and click Modify Model Groups tab
Properties drop-down
the group, and click OK.
on page 354
Create Group.
on page 360
Type Properties. In the Type Properties dialog, click Duplicate. Enter a name for
Create panel Create Group.
Attach Detail.
Finish.
Create
Group panel Edit
Element panel Element
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