https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/is-it-possible-to-draw-chained-lines-without-being-grouped/m-p/138848#M74418 The Polyline tool will give you a chained line that is not grouped.<BR /> <BR /> That doesn't help you with walls or beams though as there is no true polyline version of these.<BR /> It is either autogrouping on or off.<BR /> <BR /> Barry. Tue, 30 Nov 2010 07:51:03 GMT Barry Kelly 2010-11-30T07:51:03Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/is-it-possible-to-draw-chained-lines-without-being-grouped/m-p/138845#M74415 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Is it possible to turn off the automatic grouping of chained elements?<BR /> I find everyone i work with uses the chained geometry method, but no one bothers to keep the grouping clean &amp; sensible. eventually the result is random lines grouped together.</T></DIV> Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:50:50 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/is-it-possible-to-draw-chained-lines-without-being-grouped/m-p/138845#M74415 Anonymous 2010-11-30T05:50:50Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/is-it-possible-to-draw-chained-lines-without-being-grouped/m-p/138846#M74416 It's possible to turn off the auto grouping all together but not just for chained lines as far as I know. <BR /> To turn off the autogroup - Edit - Grouping - Autogroup. Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:03:50 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/is-it-possible-to-draw-chained-lines-without-being-grouped/m-p/138846#M74416 Anonymous 2010-11-30T06:03:50Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/is-it-possible-to-draw-chained-lines-without-being-grouped/m-p/138847#M74417 I keep auto-group off by default. It's generally more a hindrance than a help. Tue, 30 Nov 2010 07:43:36 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/is-it-possible-to-draw-chained-lines-without-being-grouped/m-p/138847#M74417 Anonymous 2010-11-30T07:43:36Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/is-it-possible-to-draw-chained-lines-without-being-grouped/m-p/138848#M74418 The Polyline tool will give you a chained line that is not grouped.<BR /> <BR /> That doesn't help you with walls or beams though as there is no true polyline version of these.<BR /> It is either autogrouping on or off.<BR /> <BR /> Barry. Tue, 30 Nov 2010 07:51:03 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/is-it-possible-to-draw-chained-lines-without-being-grouped/m-p/138848#M74418 Barry Kelly 2010-11-30T07:51:03Z