components are stick together in pcb document

[habib_arabahmadi]

Hi
I'm editing a pcb document in altium that has been designed by someone else. the problem is that some component are stick together and i can't move or rotate just one of them alone. what should i do?
thanks

 

[wwfeldman]

not familiar with altium - taking a stab in the dark
since you're looking at a pcb:

if you have the schematic, check that each schematic component is represented by one component on the pcb

check that each component is actually one component and not a "special" component
actually consisting of two parts and created for some obscure undocumented reason
if this is the case, you may have to re-create both components

does it have components on both sides, and you're selecting a component on the top
and a component on the bottom at the same time?
if this is the case, adjust settings so you only select components on the top or the bottom
and not both.

 

[spudboy488]

I'm not an Altium user either but, I believe, the components that stick together are in a room. The original designer wanted to keep them together for some reason or another so they put them in a room.