Group

The Group step is designed to contain other steps that can then be hidden by collapsing the group step into a single step, which is a convenient way to structure your robot. Grouping steps inside Group steps has no effect on the execution of a robot.

Group steps contain an expand/collapse icon (+/-) located at the top left corner. Clicking on this icon will expand/collapse the Group step. When the Group step is collapsed, it looks similar to an ordinary step, and all steps inside are hidden. When the Group step is expanded, its contained steps are visible and have a layout that resembles what you would see if they were not grouped. Group steps may also be expanded or collapsed by using the Expand All / Collapse All buttons on the Toolbar which that perform these actions on all group steps in the robot, or by the Expand Groups / Collapse Groups that will perform these actions on all groups in the selection.

Steps are grouped by selecting the steps to group and using the Group action on the Toolbar, the Edit menu, or the context menu on steps. Only steps that form a subgraph may be grouped. This means that all steps must be directly connected to another step in the selection. There can only be one connection entering the selection (coming from a step outside the selection). All connections leaving the selection leading to steps outside the selection will be connected to the end of the group.

Steps are un-grouped by selecting the group steps to un-group and using the Ungroup action on the Toolbar, the Edit menu, or the context menu on steps.

At the beginning and end of the group step (when the group is expanded), you can notice a triangular marker. It marks the entry and exit of the Group step, and if you right-click one of these markers, it will be possible to perform a selection of actions on the Group step using the context menu that appears, such as insert a branch at the start of the group.