How to ungroup or separate a group of 3d solids (block reference)

[Anonymous]

I grouped several 3d solids seleciong them and then right click- group- group.

I did that not to loose them when modelling.-- but maybe it was a stupid option...

Now I am unable to ungroup them. They are no longer 3d solids, they are now a block reference.

I need to "ungroup" or separate them, but not explode them (becuase I need to put materials and I don't want to brek them).

If I apply a materail to the block reference it changes all the solids on it, and I need diferente materials.

Normally I find all the topics I need, but this time I can't find it. I tried to copy and paste to another drawing, change layer, restarting etc.. HelP!

I am working with Autocad 2012.

[Anonymous]

I forgot to say I grouped the 3d solids and then they "became" e block reference instead of a 3d solid group.

What can I do to separate the solids of a block reference ?

[Patchy]

How about UNDO?

Group works fine for 3d.

Let's see your 3d Drawing.

[Anonymous]

I attached the dwg.

Thank you in advance!

[Anonymous]

I attached the dwg.

Thank you in advance!

[Patchy]

Oops, if the file is too large, you need to ZIP it.

[Anonymous]

zip

[Anonymous]

Thank you.

Undo won't help beccause I did a lot of 3d solids after... and saved it ..

[Patchy]

http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/AutoCA...

Does this work? (Separate 3d) my autocad is an older one, I can't do it.

How about Slice it and get it back?

[Anonymous]

Yes, Slice and then union solved some 3ds, but not all ( the ones with
curved parts i can't separate...)

Maybe there isn't a solution.. Maybe I shouldn't have clicked "group
solids".

Can you advise me what should i do instead of grouping several solids??

I don't want to loose sólids when i am modelling, that's why i grouped
them...

[Patchy]

3 are different.

Group, union and ungroup.

I don't know how did you use group and the model unioned together, the model should go back to 2 different shapes after command ungroup.

[Anonymous]

I see that you separated with Solid Editing -> Separate

and it worked in some objects!! THANK YOU!

It didn't work in all the solids- maybe because they were "intersecting solids", but it is better now.

I could't separate all the objects, like you did- some are stiil together- when i separate autocad says " the selected solid does not have multiple lumps. Enter a body editing option".

Meanwhile, I figured how to convert a "blockreference" into "3dsolid"- I tried exploding and worked.