# Making unique doesn't work, Still remains connected

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-unique-doesnt-work-still-remains-connected/29219>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Created:** [August 18, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-unique-doesnt-work-still-remains-connected/29219 "2016-08-18T18:06:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![JorgenA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@JorgenA](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JorgenA)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-unique-doesnt-work-still-remains-connected/29219/1 "2016-08-18T18:06:18Z")

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I tried to copy paste one component and pasted it next to it, making the copy unique after that.

But when i go into EDIT mode they are linked back.

Someone knows a solution ?

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-unique-doesnt-work-still-remains-connected/29219/2 "2016-08-18T18:07:57Z")

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Can you share the SKP file of the component? Otherwise we’re just guessing.

It sounds like perhaps you might have a nested component and the inner component isn’t being made unique.

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**Author:** ![JorgenA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@JorgenA](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JorgenA)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-unique-doesnt-work-still-remains-connected/29219/3 "2016-08-18T18:09:22Z")

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[3D MODEL .skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/mGB3Xm1ZYUoc6hZZsQarponO5oC.skp) (2.1 MB)

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**Author:** ![JorgenA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@JorgenA](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JorgenA)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-unique-doesnt-work-still-remains-connected/29219/4 "2016-08-18T18:09:39Z")

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![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/8/7/879c77778453fc6bf90da1ad5328bbbc3cde9081.png)

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-unique-doesnt-work-still-remains-connected/29219/5 "2016-08-18T18:12:29Z")

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I made a good guess after all.

You need to make each component level in the nest unique.

Why do you have so much nesting anyway? It seems like a very ineeficient way of modeling that.

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**Author:** ![JorgenA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@JorgenA](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JorgenA)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-unique-doesnt-work-still-remains-connected/29219/6 "2016-08-18T18:14:35Z")

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Thanks DaveR ,

Again , Life saver! 😃