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   I find when having multiple groups on a drawing such as a plant layout, when I copy an item that is grouped and paste it, I sometimes loose the grouping. This causes me plenty of issues when I then move something later not realized it is no longer grouped, and I loose parts of the drawing. Can someone tell me how to keep my groups grouped.

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hrbburn Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 08.Jun.2012 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD LT2005 Status: Offline Points: 3	Topic: Keeping groups groouped Posted: 08.Jun.2012 at 17:02
	I find when having multiple groups on a drawing such as a plant layout, when I copy an item that is grouped and paste it, I sometimes loose the grouping. This causes me plenty of issues when I then move something later not realized it is no longer grouped, and I loose parts of the drawing. Can someone tell me how to keep my groups grouped.
	Bud

tulip3D Members Profile Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Senior Member Joined: 23.Jul.2009 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD2011, Inventor2011 Status: Offline Points: 398	Posted: 08.Jun.2012 at 17:11
	Not sure with LT05'...but you could just do a workaround and paste it seperate, with an insertion point...then just re-group in your new drawing. Or insert as a block, ex ref...ect...

John Connor Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2012 Status: Offline Points: 2214	Posted: 08.Jun.2012 at 17:12
	You are doing a copy/paste between two drawings?
	"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2011>>

hrbburn Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 08.Jun.2012 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD LT2005 Status: Offline Points: 3	Posted: 08.Jun.2012 at 17:18
	Yes sometimes I am taking a machine from maybe a suppliers drawing or just from another drawing of mine. Copy it and past it in the layout where I want it. We move around machinery so much here that I may go to move that in the floor layout at a later time and not realize it is not grouped, then of course move parts but not all of the drawing.
	Bud

John Connor Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2012 Status: Offline Points: 2214	Posted: 08.Jun.2012 at 17:30
	Ever thought of just creating a block instead?
	"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2011>>

tulip3D Members Profile Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Senior Member Joined: 23.Jul.2009 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD2011, Inventor2011 Status: Offline Points: 398	Posted: 11.Jun.2012 at 16:38
	Yeah...doesnt work like that. Sorry. Create blocks like John suggested or just x ref them in...I'm pretty sure object grouping is per drawing, as you have discovered...

hrbburn Members Profile Find Members Posts Newbie Joined: 08.Jun.2012 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD LT2005 Status: Offline Points: 3	Posted: 11.Jun.2012 at 18:25
	Thanks much, I appreciate your time knowledge. Bud
	Bud

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