Groups

Groups collect Nodes together and apply properties to all Nodes within the Group. Subgroups can be added to existing Groups and minimised, helping to organise Nodes and tie together large concepts.

Creating and Inspecting a Group

Creating a group is a simple process:

1. Ensure you have at least 2 Nodes in your Flow Engine (see Nodes on the basics).
2. Using the drag rect (by holding left-click and dragging) select the Nodes you wish to group together.
3. Right-Click on any of the selected Nodes and select Group Nodes.

4. The Group Inspector Window will now be shown.

Customising Group Name and Description

As with Nodes, it is important to name Groups in a unique fashion to ensure minimal confusion. Adding a short description of the Group is also useful when first creating a Group. The Group Inspector inherits from the Node Inpsector so changing the name and description is the same process as it was for Nodes:

1. Select the chosen Group you wish to change.
2. In the inspector window for the Group, update the name and description.
3. Observe changes in the Flow Engine window.

You can also change the tint for the Group in the Inspector to make it unique amongst other Groups (as seen above).

N.B: Names are shown in drop downs for selecting in various other parts of LUTE, as such you may wish to name them using categories. Placing a '/' in a Group name will result in dropdowns collecting things into categories.

In the Group Inpsector you can also change 'Target Unlock Node' (see Unlocking_Nodes) and set a Location for the Group as well as set an Event Handler for the Group (see Nodes).

Updating Nodes in a Group

Group Context Menu Items

Ungrouping Groups

Ungrouping Individual Nodes

Duplicating Groups

Minimising Groups

Adding Nodes to Exisiting Groups

Sub-Groups