Editing Group

The group object allows a map-maker to bring together a number of elements and refer to them as a single object.  The group of elements is created in the [[define]] object and then called by name with the group object.  The group of elements can then be placed, copied, and/or modified as a whole instead of having to re-create separate objects.  Group creates an "instance" of something defined.  

Unlike most other objects, the group object can come before the definition in the bzw file.  This may help make the bzw file more readable. 

== Code ==
{|
|
 group my_group
   shift 0 0 0 
   scale 1 1 1
   rotation 0
   shear 0 0 0
   spin 0 0 0 0
   team 0
   tint 1 1 1 1
   drivethrough
   shootthrough
   phydrv my_phydrv
   matref my_material
 end
|}
The valid parameters for groups are:

;shift: Shift the group (repeatable)
;scale: Scale the group (repeatable)
;rotation: Rotate the group (in degrees)
;shear: Shear the group (repeatable)
;spin: Spin the group (repeatable)
;team: Redefine all [[base]] colors within group.
;tint: Hierarchically tints objects within group.
;drivethrough: Make all objects in group drivethrough.
;shootthrough: Make all objects in the group shootthrough.
;phydrv: Apply [[physics]] to all objects/faces within group.
;matref: Apply [[material]] to all objects/faces within group.

An in-depth explanation of the 3d-transformations of shift, scale, and shear can be found [http://kapsi.fi/jpa/stuff/bzw/transformations.php here]

== Editor Support ==
There are currently no supported editors: groups are normally most useful when editing by hand. 

==History==
The group definition object was added with the [[BZFlag 2.0.0|v2.0.0]] release of BZFlag.

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 |}
 The valid parameters for groups are:
-{|{{Prettytable}}
-|-
+;shift: Shift the group (repeatable)
-| {{Hl3}} |'''Parameter'''
+;scale: Scale the group (repeatable)
-| {{Hl3}} |'''Description'''
+;rotation: Rotate the group (in degrees)
-|-
+;shear: Shear the group (repeatable)
-| '''shift''' || Shift the group (repeatable).
+;spin: Spin the group (repeatable)
-|-
+;team: Redefine all [[base]] colors within group.
-| '''scale''' || Scale the group (repeatable).
+;tint: Hierarchically tints objects within group.
-|-
+;drivethrough: Make all objects in group drivethrough.
-| '''rotation''' || Rotate the group (in degrees).
+;shootthrough: Make all objects in the group shootthrough.
-|-
+;phydrv: Apply [[physics]] to all objects/faces within group.
-| '''shear''' || Shear the group (repeatable).
+;matref: Apply [[material]] to all objects/faces within group.
-|-
-| '''spin''' || Spin the group (repeatable).
-|-
-| '''team''' || Redefine all [[base]] colors within group.
-|-
-| '''tint''' || Hierarchically tints objects within group.
-|-
-| '''drivethrough''' || Make all objects in group drivethrough.
-|-
-| '''shootthrough''' || Make all objects in the group shootthrough.
-|-
-| '''phydrv''' || Apply [[physics]] to all objects/faces within group.
-|-
-| '''matref''' || Apply [[material]] to all objects/faces within group.
-|}
 An in-depth explanation of the 3d-transformations of shift, scale, and shear can be found [http://kapsi.fi/jpa/stuff/bzw/transformations.php here]