# Using Body in multiple designs

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/using-body-in-multiple-designs/7196>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 13, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/using-body-in-multiple-designs/7196 "2020-04-13T22:33:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rgiery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rgiery](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Rgiery)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/using-body-in-multiple-designs/7196/1 "2020-04-13T22:33:26Z")

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I use the same body in multiple designs. Can I copy or export just the body I need to use in another Design?

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**Author:** ![Gelphyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gelphyn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gelphyn)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/using-body-in-multiple-designs/7196/2 "2020-04-13T22:44:33Z")

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Hi @Rgiery Welcome to the Forum 🕶  
Hit the **Design Thumbnails Icon** , [4 Rectangles] top left of Screen

Tap and Hold the Design containing the Body

A set of Options will appear near top right of Screen

Choose **Duplicate**

In the Duplicate just delete anything you do not want to keep.  
Sketches are often handy and you can hide what you do not need to see,

Name/Rename your Designs

**Export** the Body Design to **Files** so that you can Import it into any new Design.

If you need more help just shout.

Happy S3Ding 🕶

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**Author:** ![NetWhiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@NetWhiz](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NetWhiz)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/using-body-in-multiple-designs/7196/3 "2020-04-14T02:08:16Z")

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Would love to see an option to export selected items from one design directly into another without having to go through all those extra steps.

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**Author:** ![MatDemers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@MatDemers](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MatDemers)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/using-body-in-multiple-designs/7196/4 "2020-04-14T12:18:32Z")

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I had the same problem. That’s when I figured out the power of the .X\_T file format. Select the parts you want to move into another design, export them as .X\_T and make sure to not select include hidden objects. Then you can import the .X\_T file into the second design and the objects keep all of their Shapr3D attributes as opposed to being a mesh object such as a .STL file. This is perhaps my favorite discovery working with large files and dozens of objects in each. Give it a whirl and let me know if you want more detailed instructions.  
Happy modeling.