# Duplicate object in view

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/duplicate-object-in-view/14706
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [May 24, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/duplicate-object-in-view/14706 "2024-05-24T08:41:48Z")
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### Author: ![Frankx9](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/3e96dc/32.png) [@Frankx9](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Frankx9)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/duplicate-object-in-view/14706/1 "2024-05-24T08:41:48Z")

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Hello,

I was wandering if it is possible to duplicate an object within a render view without introducing a mesh copy. For example if I have a sphere in my view I would like to duplicate those just at the moment of saving a screenshot without introducing a mesh/data copy. What I do now is loading the mesh “n times” (n is the number of copy I want) and then use the transform filter to move them around.  
Is there such a possibility?

Best

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### Author: ![nicolas.vuaille](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/nicolas.vuaille/32/5873_2.png) [@nicolas.vuaille](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nicolas.vuaille)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2024, 8:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/duplicate-object-in-view/14706/2 "2024-05-24T08:55:45Z")

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Indeed, you can show only one pipeline element in a given view. ([4. Displaying data — ParaView Documentation 5.12.0 documentation](https://docs.paraview.org/en/latest/UsersGuide/displayingData.html))

But some pipeline elements are “pass through” and do not perform any copy, like the `Pass Arrays` filter. Create as much of this filter as you need.

If you really wonder about memory, prefer the `Transform` display property over the filter (see: [4. Displaying data — ParaView Documentation 5.12.0 documentation](https://docs.paraview.org/en/latest/UsersGuide/displayingData.html#id3))