Create new main component from existing component
◆ Overview
After releasing "State" feature, it's been able to prepare complex interactions like "hover." Following feature may help to reduce required time preparing a new component with similar behaviors/instructions.
◆ Actual
New component with state settings every time when a similar behavior is expected in different look and feel.
(Currently, preparing another XD file is believed to be the only solution to avoid this by selecting "Make it as local component" after loading it from another XD file.")
◆ Expected
By select "Use it as a new Master Component" is to make a new Master component instead of copying it as an instance component.
◆ Why is this valuable to you?
When using a single, new XD file and load a master component from other XD files, it is possible to make it "local component"; however, it is unable to make it happen within the same XD file.
This helps to reduce time to prepare a set of basic state setting from the beginning each time. This also helps NOT to get affected unconsciously on the new component by editing the template master component by someone else.
Since Co-Editing feature is now beta version, some larger project may have a couple of co-editors of components on the same XD file in the future. While a group of designers keeps upgrading a basic behaviors for future use, another group of designers is working on on-going project to finalize a specific look and feel based on the template component.

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Nándor János Danyi commented
Hi,
+10000 votes for this feature.
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Chris K. commented
This is sorely needed. I think it would be super easy to implement too. Just add a new menu item when you right-click on an instance that converts it to a new main component.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to create new components from scratch that were very similar to other components I had already created. I did not know about the work-around, so that helps a ton, but this is an easy, much-needed feature.
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Laurel commented
I thought I was working on 5 Main components. And after making all my edits, realized they were all "Instance" not "Main" because I'd saved the document under a new name. So now none of my component changes rippled through the document! If I ungroup the components, I will lose my hover states.
So YES. We need the capability to change an Instance of a component to either override the main, or be a new component, with all states inherited.
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René Kostka commented
Thanks Vlad, this is a great workaround! Especially for complex components with many states.
For others who'll try Vlad's way: After pasting back and making local you need to also click Edit main component (because the pasted one is an Instance).
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Vlad Iepure commented
A quick workaround for duplicating components with a lot of similarities:
Copy/paste component in another file, then make local to that file and rename.
Then copy/paste back the new renamed component to your file and make it local again.This seems to me, to be faster than rebuilding the component from scratch.
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Vlad Iepure commented
This is very much needed for building any complex design.
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Vincent Young commented
Please implement!
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Gustavo commented
It's been way too long without this...
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Matthew Prina commented
I've voted for the "Duplicate Master Component" feature but I like this too because it would be cool to create a master (main) component from an instance of a component.
Think about it. You design a component that you're using a lot and in one instance you notice that the component needs some improvements. You make the necessary improvements to that instance. Now you decide you want all the components to look/function like that instance. If you could have the option to 1."make new main component from this instance" and 2."make this instance the main component" - it would be super helpful.
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Matt Prina commented
This would be a great improvement. I find myself wanting to do this all the time. It would save a lot of time.
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Mee K commented
Make it please. It's too annoying to copy it now.
1. Create a new file
2. Copy Components
3. Rename, re-copy and paste into the original file.
4. Delete and close saved files in the cloud
This process must be completed with only one button.When someone asks me about that, I say, "Well, it's a little annoying, but try like this! blabla... ", What a hassle!
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Anonymous commented
Please, desperately need.
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fcairello commented
Also came here expecting to find an answer to this problem, and ended up disappointed because I see that Adobe hasn't implemented the functionality to create a master component from an instance component yet, even though people has been asking for it since two years ago. This would be indeed very useful and I am just another example who really needs it as well. It seems like Adobe doesn't have people working on real life projects who could realize what are the little and simple improvements they could do that would greatly facilitate the designers work, what a shame.
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Lawrence Alberto commented
I wish they make this a priority as it will cut a lot of tedious work when setting up main components.
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Noel Holmes commented
Would be especially useful for creating variations of masters that have different states defined!
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Riccardo commented
it's a really basic and useful feature, possibility to create a new "master" component instead of unlink and recreate all state from scratch
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Mike M commented
This is needed so badly. It's super annoying and tedious to have to make multiple versions and alterations of an instance component for states and interactions to show clients, and when an option is chosen, we have to go and re-create the one chosen if it's not the master component.
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Laurel commented
It's insanity that we can't do this.
I just made 6 states. Then realized I need 6 individual components instead so that each "state" can have an independent trigger. If we could duplicate master components, then I would be able to duplicate, rename, and delete the superfluous states.
You are probably adding 2-3 hours of work to my day but not having this simple feature. And this happens to me all the time.
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Patrick commented
PLEEEEAAASE! The lack of this feature is driving me crazy!
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Anonymous commented
Yes Please!! I spend so much time dealing with visuals independently because of this issue