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Parent / Unparent

Use Parent / Unparent to add objects to a Compound or remove objects from a Compound.


Table of contents

  1. How to use Parent
  2. How to use Unparent
  3. Example

How to use Parent

To add an object to a Compound:

  1. Select the object to add to the Compound.
  2. Select the Compound.
  3. Choose Modify > Compound > Parent

Note that the Compound’s work area is not automatically resized. Use (Optimize)[/qubicle/documentation/docs/modify/work_area/optimize/] to envelope all objects inside a Compound.


How to use Unparent

To remove objects from a Compound:

  1. Dbcl-Click a Compound to open it.
  2. Select objects to be removed.
  3. Choose Modify > Compound > Unparent

Note that the Compound’s work area is not automatically resized. Use (Optimize)[/qubicle/documentation/docs/modify/work_area/optimize/] to envelope all objects inside a Compound.


Example

In the following example the couch is selected to join with a Compound:

After choosing Modify > Compound > Unparent the couch is added to the Compound:

Note that the couch is partly clipped, because Parent does not automatically resize the Compound. Looking inside the Compound, you will see that the couch is still complete:

To automatically resize the Compound you can use Modify > Work Area > Optmize.