Corellian Corvette Posted June 17, 2021 Posted June 17, 2021 With LDD support gone, I need to re-train myself to start using Stud.io for my models. I'm starting with taking some of my existing builds and moving them over, and trying to re-create groups (submodels) and practicing making instructions. There are some things in LDD that are just so *easy* from a usability standpoint and how LDD uses groups seems to be more intuitive. For instance, my models are all built with groups which is how I organize sections for instructions. I can see in Stud.io how to take a group of bricks and create a submodel. But, for the life of me, I cannot figure out how to add individual parts INTO the submodel once it's created. If I don't get EVERY single piece I wanted in a submodel the first time, there does not seem to be a way to add it. Let's say I've grabbed 49 pieces and created a submodel called "Stand". However, I forgot 1 piece. I cannot simply click on that piece and "add" to a submodel. And if go into the submodel, parts from the main model are transparent so I can't grab that piece from inside the submodel either. Dragging the piece from the step list doesn't let me put it in the submodel folder either. So I'm stumped. The way I build is that I basically start with an overall form, then break into submodels as I near completion. But I can't figure out how to mimic that workflow in Stud.io. Any advice? Quote
anothergol Posted June 18, 2021 Posted June 18, 2021 You've got to cut the parts from outside the submodel, enter the submodel, & paste them. Kinda sucks, yeah, in that aspect I prefer the LDD grouping. But submodels also have their pro's. You'd expect being able to move parts around in the model browser, from a parent to a submodel, but I don't think you can do that. Quote
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