# MAtricksGroups

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To get the MAtricksGroups keyword in the command line type **MAtricksGroups** or one of the shortcuts **MG** or **MAtricksG** in the command line.

## Description

MAtricksGroups is a function keyword to set the Align Groups.

With the MAtricksGroups function the distribution of aligned values may be limited to n fixtures, for then to be repeated.

For more information see [MAtricks](/grandma2/key_matricks/).

## Syntax

MAtricksGroups \[group size]

MAtricksGroups \[group size x].\[group size y]

MAtricksGroups + x | - x

MAtricksGroups Off

## Examples

- To set the aligning for four fixtures always type in the command line:

\[Channel]> MAtricksGroups 4

 

- To repeat the aligning for every sixth column an every third row of an interleave array type in the command line:

\[Channel]> MAtricksGroups 6.3