diff --git a/Library/Interfaces/ILibraryContainer.cs b/Library/Interfaces/ILibraryContainer.cs
index 6cac49ee8..5ab0fb3d1 100644
--- a/Library/Interfaces/ILibraryContainer.cs
+++ b/Library/Interfaces/ILibraryContainer.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MatterHackers.Agg.Image;
+using MatterHackers.DataConverters3D;
 
 namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.Library
 {
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.Library
 		void Rename(ILibraryItem item, string revisedName);
 		void Move(IEnumerable<ILibraryItem> items, ILibraryContainer targetContainer);
 
+		void Save(ILibraryItem item, IObject3D content);
+
 		void SetThumbnail(ILibraryItem item, int width, int height, ImageBuffer imageBuffer);
 		bool AllowAction(ContainerActions containerActions);
 	}
diff --git a/Library/Providers/FileSystem/FileSystemContainer.cs b/Library/Providers/FileSystem/FileSystemContainer.cs
index 12fde2c70..32a5d186b 100644
--- a/Library/Providers/FileSystem/FileSystemContainer.cs
+++ b/Library/Providers/FileSystem/FileSystemContainer.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MatterHackers.Agg.Platform;
 using MatterHackers.Agg.UI;
+using MatterHackers.DataConverters3D;
+using MatterHackers.MatterControl.DataStorage;
+using MatterHackers.MeshVisualizer;
 
 namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.Library
 {
@@ -327,6 +330,17 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.Library
 			}
 		}
 
+		public override void Save(ILibraryItem item, IObject3D content)
+		{
+			if (item is FileSystemFileItem fileItem)
+			{
+				if (content is InteractiveScene scene)
+				{
+					scene.Save(fileItem.Path, ApplicationDataStorage.Instance.ApplicationLibraryDataPath);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		public class DirectoryContainerLink : FileSystemItem, ILibraryContainerLink
 		{
 			public DirectoryContainerLink(string path)
diff --git a/Library/Providers/WritableContainer.cs b/Library/Providers/WritableContainer.cs
index 1cc75699e..1edd43c56 100644
--- a/Library/Providers/WritableContainer.cs
+++ b/Library/Providers/WritableContainer.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ either expressed or implied, of the FreeBSD Project.
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using MatterHackers.Agg.Image;
+using MatterHackers.DataConverters3D;
 
 namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.Library
 {
@@ -54,6 +55,10 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.Library
 		{
 		}
 
+		public virtual void Save(ILibraryItem item, IObject3D content)
+		{
+		}
+
 		public virtual void Move(IEnumerable<ILibraryItem> items, ILibraryContainer targetContainer)
 		{
 		}