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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

  1. Select the element or multi-selection you want to reuse, open its context menu, and choose Save as block.
  2. Give the block a recognizable name.
  3. Open Add and find the Blocks section, then insert the saved block into the active scene.
  4. 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.

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