Adobe atmosphere builder 1 User Manual

Working with Objects

In the Tool Inspector palette, enter a value for Closeness. This value specifies the radius

of connectivity (the minimum distance required for one connector to snap to another).
The lower the closeness value, the smaller the yellow halos are around the connectors of
the object you’re moving. You must move a connector closer to another connector in order
to connect the objects.

Grouping objects

Grouping lets you control a set of objects as a single unit. When you manipulate a group,
all of the objects are equally affected. For example, if you resize a group, all of the objects
change in size. In addition, grouping lets you maintain the spatial relationships between
objects. For example, if you rotate a group, all of the objects are rotated around the same
axis.

To group objects:

Select the objects you want to group. Be sure you select the object and not the object’s

connectors. (See “Selecting objects” on page 30.)

Choose Object > Group.

If you’re not sure if an object is part of a group, view the hierarchy in the Objects palette.
(See “Using the Objects palette” on page 29.)

To ungroup objects:

Select the objects you want to ungroup, and choose Object > Ungroup.

To create a new group:

Choose Object > New Group. The new group appears in the Objects palette.

To add objects to an existing group:

Select the group to which you want to add objects.

Choose Object > Activate Group.

Create new objects as desired. The objects are added to the active group.

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