Grouped block instance, where to look for number in group?

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Hi
V5
I have a ring of rivets, first was given block command, then array polar. ok’d and grouped.

1 week later…I forget how many I chose for the command.

I need to see how many are in that ring. Select the group and go properties, but amidst a lot of data which is far deeper than the basic data, I dont see indication of number of instances.

is there any way of finding this out ?

Steve

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On the command line, when you select the group, it should tell you “x number of block instances selected” - no?

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It’s a group - not that that necessarily makes any difference.

To spell it out: if you cross select (LMB dragging right to left) over one of the items in the group, Rhino will display how many object that are added to the selection.

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Hi,

nothing appears

try that, having firstly had to make it wireframe, else I end up dragging the surface they sit on ! and behold it says 42 block instances and one polysurface, so selecting poly and hiding it, and try again, 42 block instances .

Must remember that one ! click selection was my default brain decision, not drag select.

Steve

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Something wrong there. Normally when you select any object, group, block, whatever, Rhino reports what is selected on the command line.

–Mitch

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Hi, seems so, just drew some spheres grouped and yes says above the line one types in, the qty.

ditto spheres as block.

All I did was boolean difference a sphere, then use block, then arrayPolar and group them.

Steve

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Hi Mitch,
yes I get that also with such a basic test so its working as such in that way.

I have found it worked on another group of rivet tops, but then another group also failure, these are all formed from a single block instance sphere in each case, different sphere each time, then rotated about a centre, then boolean differenced with the surface they sit on/in to create rivet tops. I wonder if such is to blame, shouldnt be , but thats what I have.

Steve