Actually TIG one work around I found is to use your Xref plugin and then simply work on the Xref component in its own file. This automatically makes the adjusted components unique, although it leaves those components unchanged linked when working within the Master file. That said a plugin like that suggested by Driven would be perfect!

Thanks for everyone's quick responses!

Honoluludesktop - Cheers for the plugin, except its operation isn't quite what I was after.

TIG - your ruby text didn't seem to be either, but thank you.

I'll try to explain a little clearer (hopefully!).

I have an apartment block that is a group. Within that each floor is grouped (or a component if repeated). Within each floor I have a number of components (windows, doors, balconies, or apartment types). Now I name the apartment block Scheme 1. Now I want to do a second scheme (scheme 2) that has larger windows and different balconies. Is it possible to have a script where if I right click on scheme 2 apartment group and make all components unique within it? What I didn't explain before is that I still want the windows and balconies in scheme 2 to be instances and be linked (unlike Honoluludesktop plugin). I just want them different to scheme 1 so when I alter them scheme 1 remains unchanged. I know I could manually explode each floor then select all the windows in scheme 2 and 'make unique' but it would be better not to have to as ill have to re-group each floor again afterwards (apartment could have many floors). Also I have to do each component type separately (doors, windows, balcony etc) and if working on a large scheme there are heaps of them. So ideally if i could 'make unique' the whole building so each family of components within it is changed. This would also help as after changing and working on many components I may forget to 'make unique' a element and then accidentally affect the previous scheme. As mentioned in my first post I found I could lock scheme 1 then when opening a component in scheme 2 it would give me the option of releasing the locked components or making the unlocked ones unique. The problem with this is the discipline needed to have all other schemes locked except the one you are working on (could have many schemes), plus the need to go through the menu and click ok for every single component type.

If anyone has any possible methods of working that might be better please let me know!

Thanks again for looking at this!

If anyone has a spare second I could use some help! Is there a plugin that makes all components in a group (or component) unique? For example, I have a house that is component Type01 which has a number of components in it (windows and doors). If I copy that house component (type02) and make unique I want the doors and windows to be unique as well, so when I edit type02 windows or doors the previous type01 ones aren't affected. This plugin would make life much easier when I'm trying out different apartment schemes that have many components within them.

I've found that I can lock type01 component and then edit the windows in type02 and a menubox comes up asking if I want to make the unlocked components unique. Although if there is a quicker method please explain.

Cheers!!!