# Saving and re-using components

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/saving-and-re-using-components/126041>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Created:** [May 20, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/saving-and-re-using-components/126041 "2020-05-20T18:37:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Dan6706](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@Dan6706](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Dan6706)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/saving-and-re-using-components/126041/1 "2020-05-20T18:37:16Z")

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If I create a component in Model #1, how do I save it and use it in Model #2?

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**Author:** ![john\_mcclenahan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/john_mcclenahan/32/135377_2.png) [@john\_mcclenahan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_mcclenahan)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/saving-and-re-using-components/126041/2 "2020-05-20T18:39:48Z")

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Select it, R-click, and Save As… to somewhere you can find it, then open Model 2 and use File/Import to bring it in to Model 2

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**Author:** ![Dan6706](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@Dan6706](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Dan6706)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/saving-and-re-using-components/126041/3 "2020-05-20T19:11:16Z")

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Thanks!

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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 20, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/saving-and-re-using-components/126041/4 "2020-05-20T21:32:25Z")

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You can also make a custom collection in the Component browser and save it there, which will make it available through the browser for any model. But I use John’s method quite a lot and just have a folder of models / components for a particular project.

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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:** [May 20, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/saving-and-re-using-components/126041/5 "2020-05-20T21:35:06Z")

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I use Peter’s suggestion and create local collections for components so I can sort them by type. Then when I make a new one I can just drag it from In Model and drop it into the collection right in the Components panel.