Is there a way to save objects created in Rhino as a library?

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Is it possible to save drawings from different projects in a library to be used in other drawings other than the one in which it was created?

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Hi Joe -

In this context, what is a “drawing”?

You can insert existing files into an active document.
-wim

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Hi Wim,
Yeah, not so clear. What I want is to be able to save an element(object)that I made in one of my drawings and save it to a kind of library of objects that I could use in other drawing projects without opening the entire original drawing to do a copy/paste. I suppose I could make a dedicated file to save those objects?
Thanks
Joe

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You could use the File Explorer panel as a library store, make a custom folder for your files with objects and set it as default in settings. Then you can just drag a file from there into the main Rhino window and choose Import or Insert.

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Thanks
Thanks, I will try it.

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Hi,
I found File Explorer but don’t see how to add a folder for my objects.
Thanks

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Hi Joe -

You can add folders from the File Explorer page in the Rhino Options.

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You can get to that same page from the “Hamburger Menu” in the File Explorer panel:

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-wim

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Me again,
I must be doing something wrong. I created a file but can’t see how to put an object in it.
Sorry

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It’s a Rhino file like any other. Create the object in Rhino, save the file in the folder you designated as your repository in the Rhino File Explorer. That’s it.

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Thank you.

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Hi Joe,

I don’t know how familiar you are with Rhino, so forgive me if this is a waste of time, but I wonder whether

means it is a library object that you want to save.

If so, are you familiar with Blocks in Rhino? They are elements of models that can be stored in files and re-used in other models (and they can also be used multiple times in one model).

HTH
Jeremy