# Duplicate a design

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 23, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863 "2019-01-23T06:34:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mpro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@Mpro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mpro)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863/1 "2019-01-23T06:34:27Z")

</div>

Hello  
I have designed a fairly complex shape (e.g airplane engine) with hundreds of sketches, groups, etc and now I need to duplicate it to the other side. Given the complexity, I just don’t see a way to select all the components to be able to use mirror or transport copy. How can I select all the objects? There are like five interior levels to get to the core and all need to be copied. Please advise

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![hamedtopic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/hamedtopic/32/3371_2.png) [@hamedtopic](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/hamedtopic)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863/2 "2019-01-23T06:43:28Z")

</div>

Hello

After you select mirror, you can choose between bodies or groups you have in your project, see vid below:

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/2/27ec397ffce5210f0d6f5ca346d06b1c2a986a26.MOV](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/2/27ec397ffce5210f0d6f5ca346d06b1c2a986a26.MOV)

Hope that helps

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mpro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@Mpro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mpro)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863/3 "2019-01-23T13:08:11Z")

</div>

Thanks! Will try

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mpro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@Mpro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mpro)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 6:02am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863/4 "2019-01-24T06:02:47Z")

</div>

Thanks for the tip. So I have two complications: first, I have around forty groups so wondering if there is a way to merge or select multiple.

Second, some of the groups or selections are not symmetrical (for example the panel is in right side) so when I mirror I think it changes the direction of panel

. It works if either change the axis to up/down but I don’t have a way to bring all these back up , or, if I could merge all but I can’t seem to find a way. If you could please shine some light would be greatly appreciate.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![hamedtopic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/hamedtopic/32/3371_2.png) [@hamedtopic](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/hamedtopic)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 7:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863/5 "2019-01-24T07:28:29Z")

</div>

You’re certainly welcome buddy

Actually I can guide you through the process but I prefer the official app developer team come here (as they visit on a daily basis) and tell you the more fundamental straightforward solution. Also, I recommend you to see the tutorials, they contain many of your answers.

Best

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863/6 "2019-01-24T09:25:20Z")

</div>

Hi,

the Add to Group feature currently only allows the addition of bodies, not groups - this makes it a bit harder to join multiple groups - but it is a great idea, and will add this to our backlog.

As for your second question I’m not sure I understand - would you be able to provide some visuals?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mpro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@Mpro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mpro)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 11:04am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863/7 "2019-01-24T11:04:09Z")

</div>

Hello. Thanks for your quick reply. Yes a super simplified example is below where I have only two square objects to mirror/duplicate. If I use the mirror option, it uses the axis to mirror so the sides reverse.

What I ultimately am trying to accomplish is shown on second screenshot, except the actual design has 40+ groups and hundreds of more objects so I can’t use transport tool either.

![image](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/3/33c429492a4598459d3044c53342a81c5ea22ca9.png) ![image](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/f/f5c58c2563a6616da1114f9e2ff77b049d414c77.png)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Zoli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/zoli/32/592_2.png) [@Zoli](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Zoli)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 11:15am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863/8 "2019-01-24T11:15:04Z")

</div>

Lasso tool (selection) is in the making for these cases.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![hamedtopic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/hamedtopic/32/3371_2.png) [@hamedtopic](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/hamedtopic)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863/9 "2019-01-24T11:32:08Z")

</div>

I see what you mean, so you actually don’t need a mirror tool, you need an array tool to duplicate linearly which is being made by the developers as they said, here is the link:  
[https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/your-array-tool-needs/3420](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/your-array-tool-needs/3420)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mpro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@Mpro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mpro)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 11:35am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863/10 "2019-01-24T11:35:12Z")

</div>

Unless you’re talking about a new Lasso tool, obviously the existing one doesn’t seem to select hundreds of separate objects at once.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mpro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e95f7d/32.png) [@Mpro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mpro)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863/11 "2019-01-24T11:37:33Z")

</div>

I see. Well, great. But is there a beta or a workaround in the meantime ? I can’t even use the transport tool because it keeps doubling the objects (2 , 4 , 8 …) So if I want three of the design side by side , which I do, I can’t use it.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![hamedtopic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/hamedtopic/32/3371_2.png) [@hamedtopic](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/hamedtopic)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863/12 "2019-01-24T11:45:56Z")

</div>

Unfortunately there is not a beta version of this tool either and it’s a bitter taste but you can use the transport (copy) tool why it’s doubled?! You’re not right

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![hamedtopic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/hamedtopic/32/3371_2.png) [@hamedtopic](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/hamedtopic)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 11:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863/13 "2019-01-24T11:51:17Z")

</div>

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/1/141131797d84ad73f43793331771928f3f12f5e3.MOV](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/1/141131797d84ad73f43793331771928f3f12f5e3.MOV)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/duplicate-a-design/3863/14 "2019-01-24T12:52:00Z")

</div>

Yes, we don’t have one yet - but there is one in the making, no ETA yet.