How do I join several objects into one?

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I'm creating side skirts for a truck and I am duplicating the frames I want. The problem is it's making the duplicated object into another object. How do I put it into the same one?

how do I make one file for each model

I'm not sure what you are asking. Do you want to make those into one object? (Ctrl+J) — gandalf3, Dec 30 '13 at 00:31
I want to make each model into only one layer for each of them — user2004, Dec 30 '13 at 00:36
for example I have model6.000 and model6.10 I want to make it so the are both within model6.10 only — user2004, Dec 30 '13 at 00:37
Try selecting them both (selecting model6.10 last) and pressing Ctrl+J — gandalf3, Dec 30 '13 at 00:38
Are you in edit mode? Try switching to object mode (press Tab) — gandalf3, Dec 30 '13 at 00:42
no I wasn't mate im selecting with going to the 6.000 then right click select then 6.10 right click select and doing ctrl+j — user2004, Dec 30 '13 at 00:45
yes thank you very much mate your help has been very usefull cheers buddy — user2004, Dec 30 '13 at 00:48
hey man I get the selecting bit right as one outlines as orange but the ctrl+j doesn't work — user2004, Dec 30 '13 at 01:08
That's odd.. Are there any error messages? (look at the top bar next to the blender logo right after it fails) — gandalf3, Dec 30 '13 at 01:14
Are you sure the objects you are trying to join are all the same type? (e.g. mesh, curve, etc.) — gandalf3, Dec 30 '13 at 01:18
when I click on the + next to the model the meshmodel has a different code — user2004, Dec 30 '13 at 01:19
@user2004 I feel that you were trying to do everything that ganfalf3 said within the Outliner window. When hitting Ctrl J, make sure the mouse is over the 3D View area, or by the 3D View header menu "Object" > "Join". — Leon Cheung, Dec 30 '13 at 01:24
thanks guys you have given me some useful tips and how to do this I found the problem was I did it in the outliner column thank you — user2004, Dec 30 '13 at 01:28
The mesh data (the entry with the inverted triangle) is stored separately from the object. When you merge objects, the mesh data from one data block is merged into the active objects mesh data block. The old datablock will still be around until you reload the blend file, which is why it has a different name. You don't need to worry about this, if the meshes display with with a yellow outline when selected, they are joined. — gandalf3, Dec 30 '13 at 01:28
thank you thee only problem im having now is when I do this it inverts the object so it becomes invisible — user2004, Dec 30 '13 at 01:31
Try recalculating the normals (Enter edit mode (Tab), select all (A), and recalculate normals by pressing Ctrl+N) — gandalf3, Dec 30 '13 at 01:32
sorry I tried and said it wasn't available due to only 1 other member — user2004, Dec 30 '13 at 01:45
@iKlsR I tried, but apparently you need more than 1 rep to chat. user2004 If my answer has answered your question, you can accept it by clicking the check mark. Feel free to take the tour for more info. — gandalf3, Dec 30 '13 at 23:24
@gandalf3 If someone doesn't have the privilege, ping a mod or make a room and give them access privilege there. — iKlsR, Dec 31 '13 at 00:02
I have edited your question to use terminology which I think you meant. Please rollback if my edits are incorrect. — gandalf3, Jan 04 '14 at 07:36

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 10 '15 at 18:11

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You can join objects by selecting them (ShiftRMB) and pressing CtrlJ in the 3D view while on Object mode.

The selected object(s) will be joined to the active object.

The active object the one with the yellow outline, usually the last object selected.

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Note that this is done in Object Mode – Nov 10 '15 at 18:14

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 30 '13 at 23:19

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you can move an object to another layer by: object mode + m + select the intended layer

reference: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro/Putting_Hat_on_Person

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@user2004 seems to mean objects, not layers. If I understood their question correctly, they want to join the objects, nothing to do with layers. – linuxhackerman Jan 03 '14 at 23:00

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