# Copy object **URL:** \ **Category:** Modeling Questions\ **Created:** [July 12, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-object/8301 "2020-07-12T16:04:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![267](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/34f0e0/32.png) [@267](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/267)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-object/8301/1 "2020-07-12T16:04:21Z")
Is there a way to copy objects from one design to another. So far I tried to keep all projects in design and then copy it for the next project. Too many folders for a clean structure … Import of native S3D file into a design would be a good starting point. ---
**Author:** ![EchoDave](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/echodave/32/6760_2.png) [@EchoDave](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/EchoDave)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-object/8301/2 "2020-07-13T02:20:14Z")
Not sure what problem you are having. You can export a design as S3D file, save in your Files, then open a new blank design and import that file. I have done that to keep versions separate. But it does require Pro as I recall. ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/victor_shapr3d/32/3502_2.png) [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 9:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-object/8301/3 "2020-07-13T09:03:58Z")
Hi, we have a Shapr3d native file format as shown in the attached image. Simply export the design in this format and then re-import it into a new workspace. ![IMG_0569](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/d/dc7a957c6aed2e148aea18c18d993dc8a6f79fb6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JAM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jam/32/5951_2.png) [@JAM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JAM)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-object/8301/4 "2020-07-13T12:57:59Z")
How can I export only one shape vs the whole file? Sometimes I model a concept in an old copy of a project before importing into the current project and I want to only carry over the new component. In the past I have created the new part, deleted everything else and then exported which allowed me to import only the residual part. In the export script box, a ‘export only selected parts’ would be the answer. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Victor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/victor_shapr3d/32/3502_2.png) [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-object/8301/5 "2020-07-13T13:31:04Z")
Hi Jim, to export only a part of your design - Hide other parts through the Items window as described in the article below leaving only the object to be exported visible on the workspace - Export the workspace in X\_T format - Only the visible object will be exported and then you can re-import the workspace(object) into the new workspace: [https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020101393-Items](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020101393-Items) I hope that this helps 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![267](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/34f0e0/32.png) [@267](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/267)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-object/8301/6 "2020-07-13T16:30:20Z")
Thanks Victor Problem solved, it was a misleading folder name (identical to existing X\_T filename) Still would be great to export selected folders without loosing the folder names, as with x\_t export/import. ---
**Author:** ![Gelphyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gelphyn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gelphyn)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-object/8301/7 "2020-07-13T16:49:07Z")
@JAM To achieve what you require navigate to the Design Thumbnails Page, hit the leftmost Icon in the Top Left Menu [4 Rectangles]. **Tap and Hold** the Design to be Copied until it is Selected/Highlighted. A Light Blue Menu will appear at the Upper Right, choose the **Duplicate** option. Work in the Design ‘copy’ version deleting as required. Then Name and Export as an S3D File and store it in a Folder suitably named for easy retrieval in future. It takes much less time to do than read. ---
**Author:** ![267](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/34f0e0/32.png) [@267](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/267)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-object/8301/8 "2020-07-13T19:33:53Z")
selecting a few folders would be less time consuming than deleting many … For now its a solution which lets me create a library with S3D files containing reusable objects. ---
**Author:** ![mike\_ekim1024](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mike_ekim1024/32/13580_2.png) [@mike\_ekim1024](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mike_ekim1024)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-object/8301/9 "2022-02-23T21:20:55Z")
I’m trying to copy an object to a new folder holding the Option key on Mac (like every other app), but it keeps moving it. How can do you simply copy objects without exporting or using the Copy/Move icon? ---
**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:** [February 24, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/copy-object/8301/10 "2022-02-24T04:27:21Z")
Not at this time.