# Export part of a shapr model into another shapr design

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-part-of-a-shapr-model-into-another-shapr-design/12248>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 10, 2021, 9:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-part-of-a-shapr-model-into-another-shapr-design/12248 "2021-04-10T09:27:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Willis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/74df32/32.png) [@Willis](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Willis)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 9:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-part-of-a-shapr-model-into-another-shapr-design/12248/1 "2021-04-10T09:27:36Z")

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Hi, could you point me in the right direction re copying part of a design into a different one. Eg have a template of a set of glazed doors that i am using on different jobs that i dont have as a separate design (they are part of a big garden office design). Would like to know the most efficient way of selecting and the dropping into another design?  
Cheers  
Will

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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:** [April 10, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-part-of-a-shapr-model-into-another-shapr-design/12248/2 "2021-04-10T17:24:18Z")

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Make all parts other parts invisible except the one you want to export. Export as Shapr locally. Open other project, import Shapr file you exported.

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-part-of-a-shapr-model-into-another-shapr-design/12248/3 "2021-04-10T23:36:06Z")

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Correction here. If you export as a Shapr3D file, it will save all entities including hidden bodies.

Export a single body as either STEP or X\_T, then import that file into a different design or workspace.

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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:** [April 11, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-part-of-a-shapr-model-into-another-shapr-design/12248/4 "2021-04-11T02:46:48Z")

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You lose some editability though don’t you?

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-part-of-a-shapr-model-into-another-shapr-design/12248/5 "2021-04-11T03:28:09Z")

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No loss of edibility at all as far as I know. I have exported individual bodies to my iMac via Airdrop and then re-imported from my iMac to a different Shapr workspace, again via Airdrop. Works like a charm.  
I could have done the export to iPad Files or iCloud but I chose Airdrop so I could use those parts in my iMac version of Shapr3D if I wanted to.

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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:** [April 11, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-part-of-a-shapr-model-into-another-shapr-design/12248/6 "2021-04-11T20:02:38Z")

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Yes you are correct for Iges and Step files maybe more. Stl not editable. Good to know.

It would be nice for the “Include hidden bodies” check box for ALL formats.

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**Author:** ![TheBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-part-of-a-shapr-model-into-another-shapr-design/12248/7 "2021-04-12T17:08:21Z")

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I’ve imported many STEP files and I can tell you that they are certainly editable within Shapr3D. That said, the “native” format for Shapr3D objects is x\_t, i.e. Parasolid, so they require the least work for Shapr3D to import. I haven’t seen where they’re more or less editable than STEP files once imported.

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**Author:** ![fredlef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@fredlef](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/fredlef)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-part-of-a-shapr-model-into-another-shapr-design/12248/8 "2021-04-12T17:38:40Z")

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Make a copy of the design, delete all unwanted elements from the copy, export as shapr file and import into the new file.

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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:** [April 12, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-part-of-a-shapr-model-into-another-shapr-design/12248/9 "2021-04-12T18:04:21Z")

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I would still like to see a parts bin that can be opened in all projects. Drop the object/drawing in the bin, use it in the next project. Holds Up to 10 objects for example? Open the parts bin and drag the object into the next project.

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**Author:** ![McNeill35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@McNeill35](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McNeill35)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-part-of-a-shapr-model-into-another-shapr-design/12248/10 "2021-04-30T11:19:07Z")

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I am still searching for some proper solution.

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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:** [April 30, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-part-of-a-shapr-model-into-another-shapr-design/12248/11 "2021-04-30T14:45:32Z")

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Read TigerMike’s reply

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**Author:** ![McNeill35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@McNeill35](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McNeill35)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-part-of-a-shapr-model-into-another-shapr-design/12248/12 "2021-05-10T04:03:07Z")

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> [@McNeill35](#):
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> I am still searching for some proper solution.

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**Author:** ![TheBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/export-part-of-a-shapr-model-into-another-shapr-design/12248/13 "2021-05-10T16:47:01Z")

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@fredlef No need to copy the design. Just hide all the objects you don’t want to export and then make sure “include hidden objects” is not enabled when you do the export.