Save a selection as a reusable Block and insert it again
Save as block stores an organization-scoped reusable group of selected elements; reinsertion regenerates element ids while retaining supported data bindings.
What you may be seeing
- A user wants to reuse a group of elements, cannot find the Save as block action, or wonders whether a reused block is linked to the original.
What usually causes it
- Save as block is a selection/context action: there must be selected elements and the host must expose the blocks API.
- Blocks are stored templates, not live linked components; inserting one creates fresh element ids.
- Price/data binding keys are retained for organization-owned blocks but resolved values are not frozen into the block.
Do this
- Select the element or multi-selection you want to reuse, open its context menu, and choose Save as block.
- Give the block a recognizable name.
- Open Add and find the Blocks section, then insert the saved block into the active scene.
- Edit the inserted copy normally. It is independent from earlier inserted copies; changing one does not automatically change all of them.
You know it is fixed when
- The named block appears in Add → Blocks and reinserting it creates a fresh editable copy with the expected layout/bindings.
Search phrases this guide covers
save as block · reusable group · reuse design elements · blocks in Add menu · saved block missing · copy layout chunk to another board
