> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trycontinuum.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Elements

> Save a model, product, character, or style once and reuse it across every generation, so it looks the same everywhere.

An **Element** is a saved subject — a model, a product, a character, a style — that you reuse across generations so it looks the same in everything you make. Save it once, then wire it into any generation or mention it by name.

## What's in an Element

| Field | What it holds |
| - | - |
| **Name** | What you'll call it, and what you `@`-mention. |
| **Category** | What kind of subject it is (see below). |
| **Images** | Up to 8 images of the same subject. |
| **Guidelines** | How the subject should and shouldn't appear. |
| **Rights basis** | Why you're allowed to use the subject. |

Categories: **Model**, **Character**, **Product**, **Object**, **Material**, **Setting**, **Location**, **Landscape**, **Style**, **Moodboard**, **Palette**, **Animation**, **Effect**, and **General**.

## Create an Element

**1. Open Elements**

On the canvas, select **Elements** in the toolbar, or open **Elements** in the [Library](https://docs.trycontinuum.ai/canvas/library.md) sidebar.

**2. Choose New Element**

Name it, pick a category, and add up to 8 images of the same subject.

**3. Add guidelines and rights**

Describe how the subject should appear, and record your rights basis.

## Use an Element

* **On the canvas:** add an [Element node](https://docs.trycontinuum.ai/canvas/nodes/image.md) and connect it to a generation node as a reference.
* **In the Composer or a pipeline run:** type `@` and pick the Element.
* **From your AI assistant:** mention the Element by name in your request.

## Try it

Ask Claude or ChatGPT:

* "Which Elements do we have saved?"
* "Use our hero product Element for three new lifestyle images."
* "Run the product lifestyle pipeline with our spokesperson Element."

You create and edit Elements in the app. Your assistant can list and use them. See [Make creative](https://docs.trycontinuum.ai/mcp/use-cases/creative.md).

## What's next

* [Image nodes](https://docs.trycontinuum.ai/canvas/nodes/image.md): The Element node and the generators it feeds.
* [Pipelines](https://docs.trycontinuum.ai/canvas/pipelines.md): Run a saved recipe with an Element as input.


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