Removing the group after group.to_component

[honoluludesktop]

The following:
my_def = definitions.add "My Selection" my_inst = @master_group.to_component new_inst = my_def.entities.add_instance(my_inst.definition,my_inst.transformation) my_inst.erase! repeat = false #make true for repeat insert model.place_component my_def, repeat

creates a component from a group. I was unable to find a method that would keep the component, without the group. Do I have to break up the group into its entities by temp_entities = @master_group.explode, then create a instance of them by looping through the array, by my_inst.entities.add_... for each entity?

[thomthom]

? group.to_component does not preserve the original group.

[honoluludesktop]

It doesn't? hmmm.....OK, I'll take a better look at my code to see where I made the group.

[thomthom]

I just converts the group.

[honoluludesktop]

Turns out that although my original code appeared to work, it did not properly create my_component. I have corrected the code as noted below:

` my_instance = @master_group.to_component

new_instance = entities.add_instance(my_instance.definition,my_instance.transformation)
my_definition = new_instance.definition

my_definition.name = my_file_name
my_instance.erase! #although not part of problem,
new_instance.erase! #ended up with stray instances.
repeat = false
model.place_component my_definition, repeat`

tt, thanks for helping to point me in the right direction.

[thomthom]

Stray instance? From to_component?
This should not be - something else must be going on.

[honoluludesktop]

Right again:

my_instance = @master_group.to_component my_definition = my_instance.definition my_definition.name = my_file_name my_instance.erase! repeat = false model.place_component my_definition, repeat

Can I just say that I must have been sleep deprived.