# SkinnedMesh cloning issues

**URL:** <https://discourse.threejs.org/t/skinnedmesh-cloning-issues/27551>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** skinned-mesh\
**Created:** [June 25, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/skinnedmesh-cloning-issues/27551 "2021-06-25T15:29:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/skinnedmesh-cloning-issues/27551/2 "2021-06-25T15:32:03Z")

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> [@Ray-Marcher](#):
>
> `const clone = skinnedMesh.clone();`

Perform the clone operation like so:

```js
const clone = SkeletonUtils.clone( skinnedMesh );

```

`SkeletonUtils` is part of the examples and located at `examples/jsm/utils/SkeletonUtils.js`.

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