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title: "Build Character"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/49474.html"
section_path: "Character Menu > Build Character"
description: "Opens a save dialog allowing you to save the template as a different name."
---

# Build Character

Load Character Template...

Allows you to load a template file for editing.

Save Character Template

Saves the active character template file.

Save Character Template As...

Opens a save dialog allowing you to save the template as a different name.

Reload Character Templates

Reloads all of the template files in both characters folders. If you have opened a Built scene file and clicked No by mistake when asked if you wanted to update the file, simply click **Reload Character Templates** and then it will ask you if you wish to update again.

Copy Component

Copies the selected components to the clipboard. The objects can be copied from the clipboard to the active scene with the **Paste Component** command. You can paste repeatedly to create additional copies.

Cut Component

Removes the selected components from the current scene and places them to the clipboard. The items can be inserted into a scene with the **Paste Component** command.

Paste Component

Inserts the contents of the clipboard (i.e. the last items cut or copied) into the active scene.

Paste Mirror Component

Inserts and mirrors the contents of the clipboard (i.e. the last items cut or copied) into the active scene based on the mirror setting in the **Component** tag of each component to be inserted.

Paste to Component

Will replace the selected component with the component in the clipboard if they are the same type.

Mirror to Component

Behaves much like **Paste To Component** and **Paste Mirror Component**. It will replace the mirrored version of the component in the clipboard.

Delete Component

Deletes the selected components from the current scene without copying them to the clipboard.