# Saving a dynamic component

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/saving-a-dynamic-component/234706>\
**Category:** Dynamic Components\
**Created:** [July 6, 2023, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/saving-a-dynamic-component/234706 "2023-07-06T07:51:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![vaughan004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/958977/32.png) [@vaughan004](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/vaughan004)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/saving-a-dynamic-component/234706/1 "2023-07-06T07:51:01Z")

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I have been making some dynamic drawer fronts and when I save to a file and then insert from component list, the positioning attributes are not there. It was saving all attributes earlier on in my drawing, but I have obliviously changed some settings some ware. Drawer front 1 is the front I saved and drawer front 2 is from the saved components.

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**Author:** ![pcmoor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/pcmoor/32/3427_2.png) [@pcmoor](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/pcmoor)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/saving-a-dynamic-component/234706/2 "2023-07-06T11:34:07Z")

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Add three attributes for the x,y,z and reference them

 ![Capture](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/b/2/b249e388dc7ccc2b370bee57cd8a98d5e7cc9d5d.png)

position and rotation are referenced to the parent level, they are cleared in the saveas, unless there is a reference from another source