# Feature Suggestion: duplicate this folder?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-suggestion-duplicate-this-folder/8077>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [June 22, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-suggestion-duplicate-this-folder/8077 "2020-06-22T14:55:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@bruck](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bruck)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-suggestion-duplicate-this-folder/8077/1 "2020-06-22T14:55:50Z")

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When I’m working on a series of designs (say multiple fitments of something) I like to organize my top layer as folders and hide/duplicate to work on different versions. Currently I use the move tool (copy) mode to make duplicates for modification, but then I have to highlight just the new ones, and move them out of the current folder and into a new. It would be very helpful if the same sub-menu that I use to rename a folder also had a “duplicate” option, then I could just make duplicates of items and rename saving time and selection steps.

Thanks!  
PS - the new tool additions and improvements from literally last week have made things SO MUCH BETTER!!

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**Author:** ![jcgi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed655f/32.png) [@jcgi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jcgi)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-suggestion-duplicate-this-folder/8077/2 "2020-06-23T01:07:37Z")

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Thanks bruck, i was about to write a similar request…

Duplicate Folders could be very useful.

Note : please see my new post “Feature Suggestion : Select previous” which could be an alternative to “duplicate folders”.

JC

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**Author:** ![herodotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@herodotus](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/herodotus)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-suggestion-duplicate-this-folder/8077/3 "2024-09-28T03:56:30Z")

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I second that!!!

having to create objects manually in a $300/year piece of software is NOT acceptable and the mirror function is 100% broken. it does not work.

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**Author:** ![jean-philippe2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jean-philippe2/32/27353_2.png) [@jean-philippe2](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jean-philippe2)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/feature-suggestion-duplicate-this-folder/8077/4 "2024-09-28T07:57:47Z")

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Hi,

  
see attach video  
Duplicate folder