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title: "Create a Custom Component Group"
slug: "create-a-custom-component-group"
updated: 2026-07-23T16:07:25Z
published: 2026-07-23T16:07:25Z
canonical: "support.beast-code.com/create-a-custom-component-group"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Create a Custom Component Group

Select from among items listed on a Component search results table in the Beast Core 6 Search plugin to create a Custom Component Group. Access the 3D Viewer Settings plugin to rename the new group.

## Locate & Save Components in the Search Plugin

1. Left click the far-left **magnifying glass** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-ZKMKI95M.png) icon to open the Search plugin on the main screen.
2. On the (default) **Components** tab, enter a keyword into the search textbox ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-9DPTYPNC.png) to locate your desired components.
  - If needed, search different keywords or apply available search filters until your search returns the desired components list
3. To save all listed search results as a **Custom Component Group**:

> [!NOTE]
> NOTE
> 
> Selecting **Save Component Group** on the Search Query **Action Menu** or **Save Component List** on the Components **Action Menu** automatically saves your **Custom Group** of components in the default naming format: Layer_0, Layer_1, Layer_2, etc.
  - Leave all **select boxes** on the search results table *unchecked*

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-11 114619.png)
    - Left click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-4RA4FKHE.png) button in the lower right corner of the screen
    - Select **Save Component List** on the pop-up Search Query **Actions Menu**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-05 155457.png)
  - To save only *selected* listed components as a **Custom Component Group**:
    - Left click the **selection box** beside each component you want to include in your new **Custom Group**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-17 132400.png)
    - Left click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-MW5EROMI.png) button in the lower right corner
    - Select **Save Component Group** on the pop-up Components **Action Menu**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-05 161032.png)

## Rename Your Custom Component Group

This action takes place in the 3D Viewer Settings plugin.

See the [Rename a Custom Component Group](/beast-core/docs/rename-your-custom-component-group) article for more information.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Search_Gif12.gif)

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