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Groups and hierarchy

What is a group?​

A group is a cue shell whose child cues nest underneath it in the cuelist. Groups organise large lists, roll up duration, and collapse detail you do not need mid-show.

1.0  Open
2.0  Act I group          ← parent shell
  2.1  Lights fade
  2.2  Music in
  2.3  Video look
3.0  Interval

Creating a group​

  1. Select one or more cues.
  2. Edit → Group Selected (default Ctrl+G).
  3. Cue2 inserts a new group shell at the anchor position and reparents the selection.

Drag-and-drop of multiple files can optionally wrap them in one group (file drop options).

Expand and collapse​

ActionDefault shortcut
Expand one layer=
Collapse one layer-
Expand / collapse all.

Collapsed groups hide nested shells in the list without deleting them.

Duration​

A parent’s content duration accounts for children as part of the hierarchy model. Exact rollup follows the playback engine’s rules for nested active cues — treat the timeline inspector as ground truth for complex nests.

Nesting and sequences​

Continue / Follow chain to the next sibling at the same nesting level, not into or out of arbitrary parents automatically. Design sequences with hierarchy in mind. See Cue sequences.