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4 Enter a rotation angle, and press
ENTER
; or move the cursor, and click to specify the rotation.
If the mass group has an entity reference connected to it, repositioning the insertion point of the mass
group affects the rotation of the entity reference.
Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Mass Group
Use this procedure to attach hyperlinks, notes, or files to a mass group. You can also edit hyperlinks and notes, and
edit or detach reference files from a mass group.
1 Double-click the mass group to which you want to attach information.
2 On the Properties palette, click the Extended Data tab.
3 To add a hyperlink, click the setting for Hyperlink, and specify the link.
4 To add a note, click next to Notes, enter text, and click OK.
5 To attach, detach, or edit a reference file, click next to Reference documents, and then do any of the
following:
Then… If you want to…
click , select a file, and click Open.
attach a reference file
enter text under Description. edit the description of a reference file
double-click the reference file name to start its application. edit a reference file
select the file name, and click .
detach a reference file
6 Click OK twice.
Creating a Mass Group Tool
Use this procedure to create a mass group tool and add it to a tool palette. You may want to create your own mass
group tools if you are placing multiple mass groups with the same mass group properties.
1 Open the tool palette where you want to create a tool.
2 Create the tool:
Then… If you want to…
right-click the tool, and click Copy. Right-click, and click Paste. copy a tool in the current tool palette
right-click the tool, and click Copy. Open the other palette,
and click Paste. copy a tool from another tool palette
open the catalog in the Content Browser, and locate the tool
you want to copy. Position the cursor over the i-drop handle,
and drag the tool to the tool palette. copy a tool from a tool catalog
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