This is one I have been searching for a long time. For many years we used AutoCAD LT then shifted to full AutoCAD. The Group command in LT was far superior to full AutoCADs. You simply click a button pick your objects and they are grouped. Click another button and they are ungrouped. Then, with the "pickstyle" option you cou temporarily suspend the group for editing. This is basically how it works in other graphics programs (e.g CorelDraw, Illustrator, Xara, etc). The whole idea of a dial