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This node is either used to add or modify grouping information to objects. Groups are uniquely identified by the groupId that feeds into the node. Either new groups can be added or previously created groups can be modified using this node.

These nodes are created when objectSets are created or edited using the "sets" command.
Node name Parents MFn type Compatible function sets
groupParts dependNode kGroupParts kBase
kNamedObject
kDependencyNode
kGroupParts

Related nodes

groupId, makeGroup, baseGeometryVarGroup, meshVarGroup, geometryVarGroup, curveVarGroup, surfaceVarGroup, lodGroup, tweak

Attributes (5)

groupId, inputComponents, inputGeometry, inputRemoveComponent, outputGeometry

Long name (short name) Type Default Flags
inputGeometry (ig) Generic n/a outputinputconnectable
The input geometry to add the grouping information to.
inputComponents (ic) componentList NULL outputinputconnectablestorable
Components to be added either to a new group or to a previously exiting group.
inputRemoveComponent (irc) componentList NULL outputinputconnectablestorable
Components to be removed from a group when the group is being edited.
outputGeometry (og) Generic n/a outputconnectable
The output geometry with the grouping information added to it.
groupId (gi) integer -1 outputinputconnectablestorable
Id of group to be created or modified.