diff --git a/source/actor.cpp b/source/actor.cpp
index 44c67f2..e2d55e1 100644
--- a/source/actor.cpp
+++ b/source/actor.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ namespace actor
         return act;
     }
 
+    actor_t *createFromTemplate(const char *name)
+    {
+        actor_t *templ = actor::templates::getByName(name);
+        if (!templ) return nullptr;
+        
+        actor_t *act = createEmptyActor();
+        actor::templates::copy(act, templ);
+        return act;
+    }
+
     actor_t *createFromFile(char **buffer)
     {
         if (*buffer)
@@ -140,6 +150,68 @@ namespace actor
         return nullptr;
     }
 
+    char tmp[255];
+
+    const char *numToOrient(uint8_t value)
+    {
+        tmp[0]=0;
+        if (value==0) return "NONE";
+        if (value&1) strcat(tmp, "XP ");
+        if (value&2) strcat(tmp, "XN ");
+        if (value&4) strcat(tmp, "YP ");
+        if (value&8) strcat(tmp, "YN ");
+        if (value&16) strcat(tmp, "ZP ");
+        if (value&32) strcat(tmp, "ZN ");
+        return tmp;
+    }
+
+    const char *numToFlags(uint16_t value)
+    {
+        tmp[0]=0;
+        if (value==0) return "NONE";
+        if (value&1) strcat(tmp, "HERO ");
+        if (value&2) strcat(tmp, "PUSHABLE ");
+        if (value&4) strcat(tmp, "REACTIVE ");
+        if (value&8) strcat(tmp, "MOVING ");
+        if (value&16) strcat(tmp, "ANIMATED ");
+        if (value&32) strcat(tmp, "ORIENTABLE ");
+        if (value&64) strcat(tmp, "DEADLY ");
+        if (value&128) strcat(tmp, "GRAVITY ");
+        return tmp;
+    }
+
+    const char *numToMov(uint8_t value)
+    {
+        if (value==0) return "NONE";
+        if (value==1) return "X";
+        if (value==2) return "Y";
+        if (value==3) return "Z";
+        if (value==4) return "CW";
+        if (value==5) return "CCW";
+        if (value==6) return "RAND";
+        if (value==7) return "HUNT";
+        return "NONE";
+    }
+
+    void saveToFile(FILE *f, actor_t *act)
+    {
+        fprintf(f, "actor{\n");
+        fprintf(f, "    name: %s\n", act->name);
+        fprintf(f, "    bmp: %s\n", act->bmp);
+        fprintf(f, "    bmp-rect: %i %i %i %i\n", act->bmp_rect.x, act->bmp_rect.y, act->bmp_rect.w, act->bmp_rect.h);
+        fprintf(f, "    bmp-offset: %i %i\n", act->bmp_offset.x, act->bmp_offset.y);
+        fprintf(f, "    pos: %i %i %i\n", act->pos.x, act->pos.y, act->pos.z);
+        fprintf(f, "    size: %i %i %i\n", act->size.x, act->size.y, act->size.z);
+        fprintf(f, "    orient: %s\n", numToOrient(act->orient));
+        fprintf(f, "    anim-cycle: %s\n", act->anim_cycle==0 ? "WALK" : "SEQ");
+        fprintf(f, "    anim-wait: %i\n", act->anim_wait);
+        fprintf(f, "    flags: %s\n", numToFlags(act->flags));
+        fprintf(f, "    react-mask: %s\n", numToOrient(act->react_mask));
+        fprintf(f, "    react-push: %s\n", numToOrient(act->react_push));
+        fprintf(f, "    movement: %s\n\n", numToMov(act->movement));
+        fprintf(f, "}\n\n");
+    }
+
     const bool check_2d_collision(actor_t *obj1, actor_t *obj2)
     {
         return  (obj1->pos.x                 < obj2->pos.x + obj2->size.x) &&
@@ -869,51 +941,8 @@ namespace actor
 
     namespace templates
     {
-        char tmp[255];
-
         std::vector<actor_t> templates;
 
-        const char *numToOrient(uint8_t value)
-        {
-            tmp[0]=0;
-            if (value==0) return "NONE";
-            if (value&1) strcat(tmp, "XP ");
-            if (value&2) strcat(tmp, "XN ");
-            if (value&4) strcat(tmp, "YP ");
-            if (value&8) strcat(tmp, "YN ");
-            if (value&16) strcat(tmp, "ZP ");
-            if (value&32) strcat(tmp, "ZN ");
-            return tmp;
-        }
-
-        const char *numToFlags(uint16_t value)
-        {
-            tmp[0]=0;
-            if (value==0) return "NONE";
-            if (value&1) strcat(tmp, "HERO ");
-            if (value&2) strcat(tmp, "PUSHABLE ");
-            if (value&4) strcat(tmp, "REACTIVE ");
-            if (value&8) strcat(tmp, "MOVING ");
-            if (value&16) strcat(tmp, "ANIMATED ");
-            if (value&32) strcat(tmp, "ORIENTABLE ");
-            if (value&64) strcat(tmp, "DEADLY ");
-            if (value&128) strcat(tmp, "GRAVITY ");
-            return tmp;
-        }
-
-        const char *numToMov(uint8_t value)
-        {
-            if (value==0) return "NONE";
-            if (value==1) return "X";
-            if (value==2) return "Y";
-            if (value==3) return "Z";
-            if (value==4) return "CW";
-            if (value==5) return "CCW";
-            if (value==6) return "RAND";
-            if (value==7) return "HUNT";
-            return "NONE";
-        }
-
         void load()
         {
             templates.clear();
@@ -946,21 +975,7 @@ namespace actor
             for (int i=0; i<templates.size(); ++i)
             {
                 actor_t t = templates[i];
-                fprintf(f, "actor{\n");
-                fprintf(f, "    name: %s\n", t.name);
-                fprintf(f, "    bmp: %s\n", t.bmp);
-                fprintf(f, "    bmp-rect: %i %i %i %i\n", t.bmp_rect.x, t.bmp_rect.y, t.bmp_rect.w, t.bmp_rect.h);
-                fprintf(f, "    bmp-offset: %i %i\n", t.bmp_offset.x, t.bmp_offset.y);
-                fprintf(f, "    pos: %i %i %i\n", t.pos.x, t.pos.y, t.pos.z);
-                fprintf(f, "    size: %i %i %i\n", t.size.x, t.size.y, t.size.z);
-                fprintf(f, "    orient: %s\n", numToOrient(t.orient));
-                fprintf(f, "    anim-cycle: %s\n", t.anim_cycle==0 ? "WALK" : "SEQ");
-                fprintf(f, "    anim-wait: %i\n", t.anim_wait);
-                fprintf(f, "    flags: %s\n", numToFlags(t.flags));
-                fprintf(f, "    react-mask: %s\n", numToOrient(t.react_mask));
-                fprintf(f, "    react-push: %s\n", numToOrient(t.react_push));
-                fprintf(f, "    movement: %s\n\n", numToMov(t.movement));
-                fprintf(f, "}\n\n");
+                saveToFile(f, &t);
             }
 
             fclose(f);
diff --git a/source/actor.h b/source/actor.h
index 62b553c..24a208e 100644
--- a/source/actor.h
+++ b/source/actor.h
@@ -86,8 +86,12 @@ namespace actor
     // Torna un nou actor
     actor_t *create(std::string name, vec3_t p, vec3_t s, std::string bmp, SDL_Rect r, SDL_Point o);
 
+    actor_t *createFromTemplate(const char *name);
+
     actor_t *createFromFile(char **buffer);
 
+    void saveToFile(FILE *f, actor_t *act);
+
     void setDirty(actor_t *act, const bool force=false);
 
     void select(actor_t *act);