# Component copies formula doesn't work

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-copies-formula-doesnt-work/36082>\
**Category:** Dynamic Components\
**Tags:** dynamiccomponents\
**Created:** [December 19, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-copies-formula-doesnt-work/36082 "2016-12-19T22:26:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![veroniquem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/77aa72/32.png) [@veroniquem](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/veroniquem)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-copies-formula-doesnt-work/36082/1 "2016-12-19T22:26:28Z")

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Hi there,  
I’m trying this simple formula to make copies from the original, but it still doesn’t work (I’ve restart Sketchup several times, installed again the Dynamic Components extension).  
The formula becomes red and still no copies appear. It might be probably silly…

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/8/1/8102c37640201d6e1dcc531f63abd98747e004f9.jpg)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![jim\_foltz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/jim_foltz/32/74787_2.png) [@jim\_foltz](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jim_foltz)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-copies-formula-doesnt-work/36082/2 "2016-12-19T22:34:43Z")

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Try it without the “cm” part.

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**Author:** ![veroniquem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/77aa72/32.png) [@veroniquem](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/veroniquem)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-copies-formula-doesnt-work/36082/3 "2016-12-19T22:37:32Z")

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It worked! Indeed it was silly… Thanks for the quick reply 🙂

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**Author:** ![jim\_foltz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/jim_foltz/32/74787_2.png) [@jim\_foltz](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jim_foltz)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/component-copies-formula-doesnt-work/36082/4 "2016-12-19T22:46:28Z")

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Sure thing - Dynamic Components can be particular and the documentation sparse.