# Using simplified DCs in your workflow **URL:** \ **Category:** Dynamic Components\ **Created:** [February 25, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/using-simplified-dcs-in-your-workflow/62809 "2018-02-25T12:31:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [February 25, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/using-simplified-dcs-in-your-workflow/62809/1 "2018-02-25T12:31:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Changing lengths of sub Components that has 45 degree cuts on the ends](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/changing-lengths-of-sub-components-that-has-45-degree-cuts-on-the-ends/62426/11): @MikeWayzovski Hi, another concept you may consider, if you add an intermediate component (level) which acts not just as a convenient container for outershell, exploding …to simplfy the DC, but it can retain attribute(s) that pass the current size A simple DC can be swapped not only with the original but any DC, where a size attribute like “LenY”…(or a common attribute) is passed, so your I-Beam can be swapped with a C-Beam, and the current length can be passed. (though “reload” will replace the component with a DC in its saved condition, so this can be the alternative if required) Simple single level DCs are basically a standard component with data attached, there is no problems with automatic unique numbers because there’s no sub-components to cause this, they can access higher dynamic capabilities from their original and then be returned to a lower, simpler form. A ruby script can follow the required simplification process (reading data from the 2nd intermediate level) and change the option labels to suit as well. ---
**Author:** ![MikeWayzovski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/mikewayzovski/32/98346_2.png) [@MikeWayzovski](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MikeWayzovski)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/using-simplified-dcs-in-your-workflow/62809/2 "2018-02-25T14:26:01Z")
Yes that is surely something I am gonna investigate further. I think one of the things that are displayed here and in the refering thread is the ‘concept of wrapping’ something in a component, be it Groups, geometry, or other components and that you can add ‘data’ to it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/using-simplified-dcs-in-your-workflow/62809/3 "2018-05-28T06:26:21Z")
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