# Replace model but keep animations and modifiers

**URL:** <https://blenderartists.org/t/replace-model-but-keep-animations-and-modifiers/1286248>\
**Category:** Animation and Rigging\
**Tags:** modeling\
**Created:** [February 19, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/replace-model-but-keep-animations-and-modifiers/1286248 "2021-02-19T12:07:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Triple](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/triple/32/1409314_2.png) [@Triple](https://blenderartists.org/u/Triple)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/replace-model-but-keep-animations-and-modifiers/1286248/1 "2021-02-19T12:07:20Z")

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Hello!

I’ve come across an “issue” I do not know how to solve by myself.  
I want to replace a model in my scene with a new, updated one, but keep the animations and modifiers from the old one. Is this possible?

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**Author:** ![bandages](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@bandages](https://blenderartists.org/u/bandages)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/replace-model-but-keep-animations-and-modifiers/1286248/2 "2021-02-19T16:37:52Z")

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Change the linked mesh to your updated mesh? Check out what happens when you select an animated object and change the value in the dropdown at the top of properties/object data, the one whose tooltip says “Mesh datablock defining geometric surfaces.”

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**Author:** ![Triple](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/triple/32/1409314_2.png) [@Triple](https://blenderartists.org/u/Triple)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/replace-model-but-keep-animations-and-modifiers/1286248/3 "2021-02-19T19:51:03Z")

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I actually managed to find the solution: By selecting the object I wanted to change the mesh for, and going to the tab with the green triangle and vertices (can’t remember its name), I just swapped the mesh for the new one in the top drop down.

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**Author:** ![bandages](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@bandages](https://blenderartists.org/u/bandages)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/replace-model-but-keep-animations-and-modifiers/1286248/4 "2021-02-19T20:06:53Z")

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Yes, that’s what I said using different words 🙂

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**Author:** ![Triple](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/triple/32/1409314_2.png) [@Triple](https://blenderartists.org/u/Triple)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/replace-model-but-keep-animations-and-modifiers/1286248/5 "2021-02-19T20:08:13Z")

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Haha, sorry. My bad! ☹

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**Author:** ![joy\_notice](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/joy_notice/32/975493_2.png) [@joy\_notice](https://blenderartists.org/u/joy_notice)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/replace-model-but-keep-animations-and-modifiers/1286248/6 "2022-09-19T00:54:30Z")

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hi you could make a tuto please