symbols changing into Lighting Intruments

[cad@sggsa]

I have created some symbols in V12 and upgraded to VW2012.

Now they are Lighting Intruments and I cant edit the seperate components of them. Some are symbols containing symbols.

The reason I need to edit is that the 2D of the symbol/L-I is displaying incorrectly as some parts have been rotated and VW cant seem to deal with this or rather as I see it, trying to be to cleaver - AGAIN!!

:mad: :mad: :mad:

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So can someone please advice me as to how I change them back to a symbol or prevent a symbol imported into to VW2012 to become a Lighting Intrument

PS - The symbol is a few extrudes made to look like a table and chairs.

TX

[michaelk]

Convert > Convert to Group. That will change it to a regular symbol.

The symbol insertion tool may have been active when you selected the symbol to insert it and it inserted as a lighting device.

[cad@sggsa]

Thanks but I do not have that option.

I can create a Group.

see att:

Don't think the insertion tool was selected as I have never used it, but it is possible that it was at that point, no worries though.

[Christiaan]

Convert to plug-in object.

[cad@sggsa]

Thanks guys

That seems to have sorted it out but now I have lost the properties of the symbols

Interrwesting to note is that when object is selected it shows up as a Symbol in both the OIP and the Browser, but when propted to be edited it appears as a Lighting intrument.

I have found this has made the 2D image jump between appearingh correct and incorrect by itself. The 3D part never differs.

If you look closely at the att: above you can see part of the problem I have.

Edited April 17, 2012 by cad@sggsa