Working with Groups
Groups are a means of organizing objects that is less formal than blocks. Groups don't need to be named, nor do they require base points as blocks do. You can toggle group selection on and off so you can manipulate the entire group as a unit or access individual members of the group at will. You can't redefine the many with the few as you can with blocks, however. That said, it's certainly convenient to be able to manipulate many blocks with a few groups. In the following steps, you will group the desk and chairs, copy this group into adjacent rooms, and make adjustments to various blocks within the groups.
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