# Components and Instances

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/components-and-instances/25888>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [May 18, 2023, 11:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/components-and-instances/25888 "2023-05-18T11:33:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![CurlyBee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/curlybee/32/10580_2.png) [@CurlyBee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/CurlyBee)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/components-and-instances/25888/7 "2023-07-25T00:39:11Z")

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I absolutely need this feature. It is a feature I use in SketchUp to create cabinets, shelves, furniture, pergolas, windows…there are so many uses for this. Here’s a quick example. I also have a YouTube video on creating a table using components that I’ve linked to below.

I should add that Shapr3D is becoming my CAD program of choice, especially for 3D printing. But if I’m designing furniture or any of the things mentioned above, I switch back to SketchUp. However, I am NOT a fan of their iPad version of the software. I think Shapr3D is a much more elegant implementation.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/a/e/ae15657a0a46073135e9b84906060ca8bf0d837b.jpeg "Push/Pull and Offset Example") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCEnSyKFtYg)

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/c/2/c2edb88b16421d408dc321fb3225f3469a5b28a2.jpeg "Designing a Beachy Console Table in SketchUp with Kat Adair") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYeZvghrEOw)

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