# Can you save a template to import into other drawings?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-you-save-a-template-to-import-into-other-drawings/679>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 5, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-you-save-a-template-to-import-into-other-drawings/679 "2017-01-05T20:31:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Meehan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/meehan/32/548_2.png) [@Meehan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Meehan)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-you-save-a-template-to-import-into-other-drawings/679/1 "2017-01-05T20:31:43Z")

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I want to use the same template in multiple drawings, is it possible to make a template that I can import in to each drawing rather than having to draw it every time?  
First day so I apologise if I’ve missed how to do it.

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-you-save-a-template-to-import-into-other-drawings/679/2 "2017-01-05T21:24:16Z")

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Unfortunately we don’t have a part library (yet).  
As a workaround, you can export the part you need to .shapr or step format, and import it wgenever you need it.

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**Author:** ![Meehan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/meehan/32/548_2.png) [@Meehan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Meehan)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-you-save-a-template-to-import-into-other-drawings/679/3 "2017-01-05T22:53:51Z")

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Thank you for the reply, I will do that.

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**Author:** ![Abqmichaelj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Abqmichaelj](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Abqmichaelj)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-you-save-a-template-to-import-into-other-drawings/679/4 "2017-01-14T22:29:46Z")

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Am I correct that this will only work for creating new drawings? That is, I don’t see a way to import drawings into existing drawings.

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-you-save-a-template-to-import-into-other-drawings/679/5 "2017-01-14T22:39:58Z")

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When you import a model the app will offer you two options, to import it to the current workspace or to a new one.