# Best practice for copying parts of a group, to create new group?

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/best-practice-for-copying-parts-of-a-group-to-create-new-group/165819>\
**Category:** Pro\
**Created:** [May 26, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/best-practice-for-copying-parts-of-a-group-to-create-new-group/165819 "2021-05-26T03:43:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![randyl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecb155/32.png) [@randyl](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/randyl)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/best-practice-for-copying-parts-of-a-group-to-create-new-group/165819/1 "2021-05-26T03:43:37Z")

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I often need to copy a face from a group or component, but find myself exploding the copied entity just to free it from the orginal (THEN regrouping the original enities).  
Is there a better way?  
Thanks!  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/a/6/a642e9d5f63097d392af2239db4b299dce737271.png)

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**Author:** ![JimD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@JimD](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JimD)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 3:51am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/best-practice-for-copying-parts-of-a-group-to-create-new-group/165819/2 "2021-05-26T03:51:10Z")

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Try using **Copy** … followed by **Paste In Place**

Where the **Copy** happens from within the Group Edit mode… and **Paste in Place** is used after you exit the Groups Edit Mode.

for menu location See… \>Edit \>Paste In Place

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**Author:** ![randyl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecb155/32.png) [@randyl](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/randyl)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/best-practice-for-copying-parts-of-a-group-to-create-new-group/165819/3 "2021-05-26T04:04:56Z")

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Thanks!  
Regular old Copy and Paste worked, per your suggestion!

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**Author:** ![pbacot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/41988e/32.png) [@pbacot](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/pbacot)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/best-practice-for-copying-parts-of-a-group-to-create-new-group/165819/4 "2021-05-26T05:56:30Z")

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Usually “exploding” is a backwards move. Good advice.