Groups
A group combines several objects into one: a single click selects all of them, and they are moved or rotated together — for example a station building with its lamps, trees, and figures.
Forming and ungrouping
| Edit → Group (Ctrl+G) | turns the selection into a group |
| Edit → Ungroup (Ctrl+Shift+G) | ungroups the selected groups again |
After grouping, the new group is selected; after ungrouping, it is the objects that were inside it — so you can carry straight on working.
Groups can also be nested: a group can be combined with other objects into a larger one, as deep as you like.
Ungrouping restores the position, not the order in the plan
A group has its own position, and its members sit relative to it. When you ungroup it, Raily resolves that position back onto the objects, so they stay exactly where they were shown. The objects are then placed back at the spot where the group stood in the plan.
Editing a single object inside it
You do not have to ungroup a group to get at one of its members: you enter it.
- Select the group.
- Press I.
While you are inside, clicks act on the group's members instead of the group. A note outlined in orange then appears at the top center of the plan, "Editing inside another element — Esc or click here to leave" — which is also the way out.
| Way out | |
|---|---|
| Esc | leaves the level |
| Click on the note | the same, without the keyboard |
| O | the same |
Each of these leaves one level; how deep you are is shown by the number in the note once there is more than one.
Not just groups
The same note and the same way out appear wherever one element contains others — for example in a solid that has had something subtracted from it, or in an assembled part.