# Quick bug report - groups in blocks

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/quick-bug-report-groups-in-blocks/187727>\
**Category:** Rhino for Windows\
**Tags:** windows, blocks\
**Created:** [July 8, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/quick-bug-report-groups-in-blocks/187727 "2024-07-08T14:24:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![nsgma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/nsgma/32/604604_2.png) [@nsgma](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/nsgma)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/quick-bug-report-groups-in-blocks/187727/1 "2024-07-08T14:24:29Z")

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I had not noticed that it was possible to have groups inside blocks.  
Here’s an unexpected issue (just a quick report).  
Edit block \>\>  
add object \>\>  
[groups cannot be selected only individual objects]  
A. Select all objects in group.  
Result:

1. although objects were selected one by one it stays as a group
2. the group is not copied but moved to block - unlike other objects that are duplicated into the block.

B. Select only a few objects of the group

1. the objects copied to the block stay grouped with the objects that were not copied, while editing session remains open. So if you move them, the whole group will be moved, even though the some elements are in the block and others are not.
2. after stopping the block editing session, the objects were copied (unlike when the whole group was selected - above) and disconnected from the original group (unlike during the editing session).

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**Author:** ![Japhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/japhy/32/487647_2.png) [@Japhy](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Japhy)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/quick-bug-report-groups-in-blocks/187727/2 "2024-07-08T15:12:21Z")

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Trying to understand.

Here i have a Block (circle) and some grouped rectangles.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/d/8/4/d848a3c17efd7f774dc44ccb649a802f26bf7303.jpeg)

Editing the block and adding an object from the group is copying an instance of the rectangle. In this simple example i’m not seeing anything unusual.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/3/d/c/3dc1cbbe0e03d41307b8cd64aa2c70bc8d270d59.jpeg)

8.10.24189.06001  
[R8-Block-Group-interaction.3dm](https://discourse.mcneel.com/uploads/short-url/sWFqt9vqiEhMzb5u6GcLu6eGUlW.3dm) (57.9 KB)

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**Author:** ![nsgma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/nsgma/32/604604_2.png) [@nsgma](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/nsgma)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/quick-bug-report-groups-in-blocks/187727/3 "2024-07-08T18:52:37Z")

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Here’s on my side  
Version 8 SR10  
(8.10.24187.6001, 2024-07-05)  
Commercial

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**Author:** ![Japhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/japhy/32/487647_2.png) [@Japhy](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Japhy)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/quick-bug-report-groups-in-blocks/187727/4 "2024-07-08T23:43:19Z")

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Are there nested Groups? I’m not able to repeat. Can you post your file?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/b/4/b/b4b91016cdc94d78c02a59d6321b021d1c4c9f22.png)  
[R8-Block-Group.3dm](https://discourse.mcneel.com/uploads/short-url/dAnQJAYZ6tG9pcYIZAR8G7UyX5j.3dm) (97.6 KB)

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**Author:** ![nsgma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/nsgma/32/604604_2.png) [@nsgma](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/nsgma)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/quick-bug-report-groups-in-blocks/187727/5 "2024-07-09T00:02:13Z")

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New file.  
Create TextObject, make it a block. Create TextObject, make it a group.  
Edit block, add the part of or whole group, move the group.  
[240709 AddGroupToBlock.3dm](https://discourse.mcneel.com/uploads/short-url/f5ITBbXYicr3znsCNuLFjNyyx2A.3dm) (620.9 KB)

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**Author:** ![Japhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/japhy/32/487647_2.png) [@Japhy](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Japhy)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/quick-bug-report-groups-in-blocks/187727/6 "2024-07-09T02:23:49Z")

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Thanks [RH-82921](https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-82921/Adding-group-objects-to-a-block-maintains-relationship-with-group.),

you explained it well. I wasn’t going into the block the second time and moving the objects.

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**Author:** ![brian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/brian/32/504171_2.png) [@brian](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/brian)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/quick-bug-report-groups-in-blocks/187727/7 "2024-07-16T21:55:41Z")

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[RH-82921](https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-82921) is fixed in [Rhino 8 Service Release 10](https://www.rhino3d.com/download/rhino/8/latest)