I grouped objects in Collection. But I can't find a way to select collection as 'one object' and let's say center it.
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1Have you tried right-clicking the collection in the Outliner and selecting *Select Hiearchy"? – stphnl329 Mar 03 '20 at 18:54
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2You can create collection instances. An instance can be manipulated as one object and modified from the original collection. – lemon Mar 03 '20 at 18:57
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https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/47295/sketchup-like-components-case-study-is-it-in-or-even-feasible/47311 – Duarte Farrajota Ramos Mar 03 '20 at 20:35
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A collection allows to create collection instances.
As p2or said in comments, you can also in 3D view ShiftA, then 'collection instance' and choose the collection you want to instanciate.
Once done, you use the instance as one object:
On the right here the original collection, on the left, the instance that you can manipulate as if it is an object:
You can "edit" the instance from its base collection:
Either manipulating the individual objects:
Or modifying them in edit mode:
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One way is to make an empty and parent the objects into it by using CTRL+P
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