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Keeping groups groouped

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Topic: Keeping groups groouped
Posted By: hrbburn
Subject: Keeping groups groouped
Date 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.

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Bud


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Posted By: tulip3D
Date 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...

Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 08.Jun.2012 at 17:12
You are doing a copy/paste between two drawings?

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Posted By: hrbburn
Date 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.



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Bud

Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 08.Jun.2012 at 17:30
Ever thought of just creating a block instead?

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Posted By: tulip3D
Date 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...

Posted By: hrbburn
Date Posted: 11.Jun.2012 at 18:25
Thanks much, I appreciate your time knowledge.
 
Bud


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Bud


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