Import/merge files

Rhino
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Hi,
So I have a very large file with many large objects on it. I want to export a small object (singular) from this file into another. I have already matched to scale the object to be suitable for the file I want to put it in.

I selected the object>file>export selected > exported as a 3dm. The I opened the file I wanted to import the object into.

I went import> and selected the file.

But the entire large file was then imported instead of the one object, it is now very slow. How do I fix this/ do it correctly

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Sounds right…maybe you SavedAs instead of export? Maybe the objects were actually grouped together and exporting one object dragged everything else with it?

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Thanks, I definitely pressed export rather than save as. Perhaps it is the grouping issue, how would I ungrouped?

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Well if you select the object, the Properties panel will tell you if it’s part of a group. Then you can Ungroup.

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If the objects are grouped, subselect the objects (CTRL+Shift+LMB) and export them (Rhino will export only selected objects even if they are part of a group).
Imho, a simpler way would be to open both files (two Rhino sessions) and make a copy / paste from one session to the other.
i.e.
In the first file select the objects (or sub-select if they are into a group) and press CTRL-C
In the second file press CTRL-V and the objects will be pasted.

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Thanks you for your response, I have tried copying and pasting however moving appears when I do this

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Sorry, I don’t understand… can you explain better what happens after pasting the object?
Is the object moving in a different place after pasting or something else appears when you move the pasted object?

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simple trick to see if the selection is a problem:
copy paste to a new empty “intermediate” rhino document
do deleting, scaling, moving, layer-Assignment in the new document.
now copy paste from the “intermediate” doc to the target.