I want to duplicate a group then move that group into a different tag. But when I go to the new tag, all I get is the box (blue lines) around the group - but there’s nothing in that box. If I duplicate it then explode it, then I can move it to a new tag - unless the group was made up of a collection…

Share the SketchUp model file with us so we can see exactly what you’ve got going on. I expect you’ve given the geometry inside the group a tag instead of leaving it untagged like you should be or you are not leaving Untagged as active but those are only guesses with almost nothing to go on.

Your post confused me a lot but I’m sure I’m doing some things very, very wrong. Here’s my file… Absolut Sawhorses.skp (1.5 MB)

[image] DaveR: I expect you’ve given the geometry inside the group a tag instead of leaving it untagged like you should be Going on what I think you’re saying, I took a very simple group (crossbar – tag: crossbar), exploded it, and clicked each individual surface (and all the lines left over …

I don’t understand what you want or what you are doing, your model is full of duplicates. [image] Leave untagged always active as that is what it means, untagged. It doesn’t have a tag yet and shouldn’t have a tag until it is a group or component. All raw geometry, the stuff inside a group or com…

[image] Box: I don’t understand what you want or what you are doing, your model is full of duplicates. Thanks, Box! I’m trying to do a couple things… One is to put a 2nd sawhorse about 3-4 feet away from the first one. I didn’t want to model it from scratch, so I was trying to just duplicate …

I can’t look at your file now, in the pub. From my quick scan of your post you need to learn to Edit Groups. Double click to open a group for editing then click outside the open bounding box to close it again.

@Box is right: to modify the contents of a group you open it for edit you don’t explode it.

And in my view, most of your groups should be components anyway. Make components of any parts you expect to use more than once, and (for me anyway) even those you only expect to use one of. Groups are only a special and rather more limited form of component. Some of your sloping wood parts still h…

[image] DaveR: In your model it is apparent that you’ve pasted in place but lost track of what was pasted. It’s easy to lose track because paste-in-place puts the duplicate exactly atop the original, so there is no visible indicator of the duplication! I’ve seen a fair number of models here …

I would post a gif showing move copy and array but the forum is broken,

Why can't I duplicate a group?

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Why can't I duplicate a group?

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