# Updating UVs of cloned mesh

**URL:** <https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/updating-uvs-of-cloned-mesh/21789>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [June 19, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/updating-uvs-of-cloned-mesh/21789 "2021-06-19T00:29:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![morterra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/morterra/32/25383_2.png) [@morterra](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/morterra)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/updating-uvs-of-cloned-mesh/21789/1 "2021-06-19T00:29:17Z")

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Updating the UV of the cloned mesh updates the original mesh as well. Any ideas why?

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**Author:** ![sebavan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/sebavan/32/57_2.png) [@sebavan](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/sebavan)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/updating-uvs-of-cloned-mesh/21789/2 "2021-06-19T00:33:32Z")

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calling mesh.makeGeometryUnique() after the clone should ensure that the buffers are not shared so you could deal with them separately.

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**Author:** ![morterra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/morterra/32/25383_2.png) [@morterra](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/morterra)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/updating-uvs-of-cloned-mesh/21789/3 "2021-06-19T02:49:40Z")

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> [@sebavan](#):
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> .makeGeometryUnique()

Awesome, thank you!