# Being able to duplicate items inside a file

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/being-able-to-duplicate-items-inside-a-file/10880>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 17, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/being-able-to-duplicate-items-inside-a-file/10880 "2021-01-17T16:25:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85e7bf/32.png) [@MrG](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MrG)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/being-able-to-duplicate-items-inside-a-file/10880/1 "2021-01-17T16:25:45Z")

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Hi, it would be great to able to duplicate items inside a file, like shapes

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/being-able-to-duplicate-items-inside-a-file/10880/2 "2021-01-17T19:04:39Z")

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If you mean within a project you can duplicate anything. If you mean to copy to another project, yes we have been griping about that. There is a way. Hide all other objects and export, then import into the new project.

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/being-able-to-duplicate-items-inside-a-file/10880/3 "2021-01-17T19:07:24Z")

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I’d like to see a transport “sticky” folder that opens in all projects. That could be cumbersome if it held too many objects.