# Composition Manager

The Compositions Manager allows you to manage the compositions in the current model, both [Render Only](/manual/generating.md#render-only-generation) and [In Model](/manual/generating.md#in-model-generation).

![](/files/meAhI159Hyjtz2XQSvWZ)

### Visibility

You can toggle the visibility of existing compositions by clicking on the <img src="/files/-MkNaBpD2oONGA67OzZp" alt="" data-size="original"> (Render Only) or <img src="/files/-MkNaE8sU8U2t5z7GbwO" alt="" data-size="original"> (In Model) icons.

The visibility can also be controlled by [SketchUp Tags](https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/controlling-visibility-tags) (formerly known as *Layers*). After assigning a composition to a tag using the drop-down menu, toggling the tag will also toggle the composition visibility.

### Re-generate

You can re-generate a composition at any time using the <img src="/files/-MkNaXX5PBC9D9Xb1KVX" alt="" data-size="original"> icon, without opening the Composition Editor. This can be useful when changing the geometry of a host or a mask.

## Exporting compositions

Click on the <img src="/files/-MkNafWm3tigqsTi6KAv" alt="" data-size="original"> icon to export a composition. It will create a *.skatter* file that you can then import into another project using the Compositions Manager or [3D Bazaar](/manual/3d-bazaar.md).

The *Export Scattered Objects* and *Export Materials* options let you embed the *Scattered Objects* (as *.skp* files) and *Materials* (as *.skm* files) in the .skatter file. In this way, these entities will also be imported when you import the compositions in another model.

{% hint style="info" %}
*Export Scattered Objects* also exports rendering dependencies like proxies and maps
{% endhint %}

You can optionally select a cover image that will be used as a thumbnail in 3D Bazaar.

## Importing compositions

Click on the <img src="/files/-MkNaq22yAhhyVlfN4QB" alt="" data-size="original"> icon to import a composition that has been previously exported as a .skatter file.

{% hint style="info" %}
The Composition Manager is also capable of importing compositions from Skatter 1 stored as .sklib files.
{% endhint %}

You can also browse and import compositions from [3D Bazaar](/manual/3d-bazaar.md).


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