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Appending scene doesn't assign group instances to groups
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System Information
Win7/64

Blender Version
Broken: blender-2.70-07e8096-win64 (May 18)
Worked: never :)

Short description of error
If you import a scene, and in the scene there is group instance belonging to another group, appending the scene to another file does not also assign the group instance to the other group.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

  1. In a new project, append the scene from the attached file and switch to it.
  2. The two group instances to the right do not belong to "Group2" whereas in the original file they do.

AppendingScene.blend78 KBDownload

Thank you in advance!

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Willi (willi) created this task.May 19 2014, 1:29 PM
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Campbell Barton (campbellbarton) changed the task status from Unknown Status to Archived.May 20 2014, 7:55 AM
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This isnt a bug, groups are a bit like scenes, they are collections of objects.

however scenes are not containers for groups.

So strictly speaking this isnt a bug.

Loading these could be an option, however its possible a groups objects are shared across many scenes.

Closing since this isnt a bug, and dont think it helps to make this a TODO.

Willi (willi) added a comment.May 20 2014, 1:06 PM

Oh, ok, I see. The properties window gives the impression that group membership is a property of the object and something is missing after appending. Of course, you're right, it is not.
Thanks.