Tutorials

How to Use Groups & Assembly Instructions

Part 1

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use the Groups and Assemblies tools in Crafti. These features work together to help you organize your pieces and automatically generate clear assembly instructions, taking your design from the screen to real life.

What you'll learn

  1. 1
    Learn how to group parts manually or automatically
  2. 2
    Use shortcuts like Shift + click or multi-select to speed up your workflow
  3. 3

    Manage your groups from the Parts List

    Each group is displayed with a different color
  4. 4
    Access useful options like hide, isolate, select all parts, or adjust settings (rename, ungroup, delete)
  5. 5
    Save time with Guess Groups, which creates automatic groupings
  6. 6
    Quickly generate assembly instructions based on the groups you’ve created

By the end of this tutorial, you’ll know how to easily organize your designs and create assembly instructions in seconds, making your process faster, clearer, and more efficient.

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