# Duplicate movieClip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-movieclip/298942
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [October 27, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-movieclip/298942 "2009-10-27T14:57:35Z")
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### Author: ![Navarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Navarone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Navarone)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-movieclip/298942/1 "2009-10-27T14:57:35Z")

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I know AS3 doesn’t have a duplicateMovieClip method anymore so how is this done?  
I tried the following with little success.

Circle is a movieClip on the stage with instance name of circle. myEmptyClip is a movieClip in the library with the linkage set to myEmptyClip.

```auto

circle.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, makeNewCircle);
circle.buttonMode = true;

function makeNewCircle(event:MouseEvent):void {
    var newCircle:myEmptyClip = new myEmptyClip();
    newCircle.x = 300;
    newCircle.y = 100;
    addChild(newCircle);
}

```