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[Anonymous]

Hi I'm trying to find a way to put two or more Objects together without them fusing together, just have them as two or more separate components but being able to move them as one Object. (like in Autodesk, where u can select two surfaces and join them together (like glue)) 

[dbroad · Accepted solution]

Sorry. To make them one, use union.  That's the only way with AutoCAD AFAIK.  If you also need them separate, use several drawing files or use slice to break them apart later.  If you keep them apart, the intersections often don't resolve or extra lines appear.  You can always flatshot the assembly and add/delete the extra lines. 

The only way to have both and separate at the same time is to turn on solidhist and showhist.  That allows you to manipulate joined primitives but things get complicated after you use solidedit.

See AutoCAD 2017 Help | About Displaying the Original Components of Composite Solids | Autodesk
http://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2017/ENU/index.html?guid=GUID-B42C2214-C8E8-4348-A1D8-16C7379D978F

[Kent1Cooper · Accepted solution]

Make them into a BLOCK.  Or GROUP them.

[dbroad · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the solution.  To see how solidhist might work, watch the screencast. CTRL+Selecting the separate parts allows you to manipulate and view them separately, if you want that workflow.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your help i managed to get it to work.