How to add new object to a component

[erzane]

Hi,

I would like to add a brand new object (or another component) to an actual component without breaking this last one, and without having 2 components, or a group.
In fact, what I would like to do is a kind of fusion of my actual component, and the new object.

thanks

[Dave R]

Easy enough. I would start by locating the new component or entity in the desired location while the other component is NOT open for editing. Then you will use Edit>Cut on the new component, open the other component for editing and hit Edit>Paste in place. Since you don't want two components, explode the new component either before using Edit>Cut or after Edit>Paste in place. It doesn't matter much when you do it.

If your new component was assigned to a layer other than Layer 0, the geometry will get that layer association when you explode the component so don't forget to set the layer assignment back to Layer 0 while all that geometry is still selected.

Depending on the circumstances, you may also need to perform an Intersect Faces operation and delete the unwanted or unneeded geometry.

[erzane]

great!
it sounds good, thanks

p.s. about the layer
I never use layer, so no need to do anything with that ?

[Dave R]

Nope. If you don't make any additional layers, you don't have to worry about that.

[erzane]

ok
mission succeed
thanks