# Instance MC from one timeline into another

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-mc-from-one-timeline-into-another/292809
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**Created:** [July 19, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-mc-from-one-timeline-into-another/292809 "2009-07-19T15:41:37Z")
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### Author: ![ScarsOfDracula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@ScarsOfDracula](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ScarsOfDracula)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-mc-from-one-timeline-into-another/292809/1 "2009-07-19T15:41:37Z")

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Is it possible to get an instance from inside a movie clip and copy it to the stage? I realize that there are several ways to do something similar but it would be very convenient for the project I am working on. It would be most convenient to duplicateMovieClip from a MC to the stage.

Can I access the library of a loaded swf? I could also solve the issue if I could attachMovie from the library of that loaded swf.

I can’t really just loadMovie an external swf of the MC I want to instance because I can’t wait for it to load during runtime (it’s a game).

Any suggestions are appreciated, thank you!