05.14.01 Typical Groups Pane Toolbar, Context Menu, and Keyboard Shortcuts

Last Updated: 2022-02-16 13:55

Typical Groups Toolbar

The Typical Groups Pane Toolbar is located along the bottom of the Typical Groups Pane and includes buttons for adding, editing, and deleting Typical Groups along with a selecting all Typical Group Markers for the selected Typical Group(s).

the Typical Groups Pane Toolbar is located along the bottom of the Pane and includes buttons for adding, editing, and deleting Typical Groups.

There are other Keyboard shortcuts, that do not have an equivalent button, also detailed in the grid below.

Description	Shortcut Key	What it does/How it is used...
Add Typical Group	Insert or Ins	Opens a new, blank Typical Groups Properties window so you can configure a new Typical Group.
Edit	Enter	Opens the Typical Group Properties window for the selected Typical Group (you can also double-click on a Typical Group in the Pane to open its Properties).
Delete	Delete or Del	Deletes the selected Typical Group(s). Warning This permanently deletes the Typical Group(s) and all Typical Group Frames and Markers from the current Bid. This action cannot be 'undone'.
Select Objects	Ctrl + T	Selects all Typical Group Markers for the selected Typical Group(s) on the current/active Takeoff Window.
Go To Frame	Ctrl + G	Opens the Page on which the Typical Group Frame exists, selects it, then zooms to fit the Typical Group Frame.

Typical Groups Context Menu

The Context Menu provides access to two options that are not available on the Toolbar.

the right-click or context menu includes options for showing or hiding takeoff at Markers, and Assigning the Typical Group to a different Layer.

Option	What it does/How it is used...
Hide Takeoff at Marker	When you place a Typical Group Marker in the Takeoff Window, the program typically adds a representation of the takeoff inside the Typical Group Frame where the Marker is placed. This has no effect on calculations or results, just what you see at the point where you are placing Typical Group Markers.
Assign to Layer >	Assigns the Markers to a custom Layer. The Typical Group Frame is always assigned to the Typical Groups Layer (that cannot be changed), and the takeoff inside the Typical Group Frame can be assigned to any number of Layers. Hiding the Layer on which the Typical Group (the Markers...) is assigned hides everything at the point where a Marker is placed, including the takeoff.& nbsp;

The Typical Groups Pane

The Layers Pane