FBX "grouping" of elements in an imported model

Not sure if anyone in the Fusion forum can help, but thought I would ask. I am not a FBX expert, and did not see an answer after browsing today.

I have two FBX models, both composed of several elements. When imported into Fusion 9, the first model acts as a single item with regards to selection, rotation, movement, translation, etc. With the second model, each element can be (unfortunately) selected and acted upon, which is undesirable for my purposes. With hundreds of elements, it is all too easy for me to accidently select just one element instead of the entire model.

The question is: within Fusion 9.02, is there an option to "group" the second FBX model elements such that they are selected and manipulated as a single item, or would this have to be done with an external program?

If you lock (Ctrl-L) the FBX loader then add a 3D Transform after it and manipulate that does that fix the problem? (You may need to set the pivot in the Transform node first).

I will give that a try.

The Autodesk forum provided a script to be run in 3DSMax to "attach" the elements to each other, so that is a fall back solution as well.

The solution is to work with the "root_node" which does allow you to select the entire model globally.

Lesson learned.