Cannot move groups

Question

First off I am VERY new to Eagle, come from a Proteus background, but have been asked to put some of my schematics into Eagle format for others to work on.

I am trying to follow some really basic tutorials on Eagle to get my head around it but have stumbled at the first video....

How do you 'Move' and 'Group'?

All I get is an annoying 'Boing' from the computer every time I try to select a group, and nothing is getting selected, I have looked at the help section and I should be able to select the group, then 'Ctrl+Right Click' to move the group, again all I get is a 'Boing' from the computer and nothing happens!

I have tried just putting 2 resistors on the screen and I can move each one without any issues, but try to select both and I get a 'Boing'.

This is becoming very annoying, especially as something this basic I should be able to sort out but I must be doing something wrong?

Any help would be much appreciated

Feeling stupid!

James

autodeskguest · Answer

James Sawle wrote on Thu, 09 March 2017 20:22 Is that REALLY the only way to move a load of parts in one go?????? I don't know what you are referring to (not gonna watch a video), but moving a group of components is really very easy. You group them, then move them. When doing the move, use the right mouse button instead of the left. That selects the group as opposed to the nearest part. The group action is also quite flexible. You can drag a rectangle, or you can click points of a polygon to define a arbitrary irregular shape. The latter is often useful in schematics after a bunch of components have already been placed on the sheet. Quote: That is pathetic! I think I will tell the client to shove it, Grow up and loose the attitude. Besides, this sort of over-stated rant just makes you look bad, not the tool. Again, moving a group is really easy in Eagle. -- EAGLE support forums at http://www.eaglecentral.ca :: Where the EAGLE community meets.

gvorster · Answer

So I'm new to Eagle and in 8.2.2 moving a group is to select the group and left-click and drag the group.