Using multiple canvases within containers

[SunbeamRapier]

I need to position three models, each of which are rotated differently. I envisaged that I would create three functions to import and animate each of the three models and then export three canvases sized appropriately.

But this is not working for me. In the current test I have two canvases and models. I do get the two canvases but the second canvas has no model.

// This is the code for the second model (the first model is the same code, without the "2" for scene, nodes etc...

function Number4() {
console.log("Function Number4 running");
const group2 = useRef();
const { scene2 } = useLoader(GLTFLoader, "/models/BigW_only_mesh13July_centredScale2.glb");

// for console-logging of the contents of the model - delete when no longer required
const { nodes2 } = useLoader(GLTFLoader, "/models/BigW_only_mesh13July_centredScale2.glb");

useFrame(() => {

group2.current.rotation.y += 0.016;  // axis & speed

});

return (



);
}

return (

);
}

// This is the export code:

}>

// I am using the same model in both functions for testing.

I get this error in Chrome Dev Tools:
index.js:1 The above error occurred in the component:
in primitive (at Logo.js:58)
in group2 (at Logo.js:57)
in Number4 (at Logo.js:84)
in Suspense (at Logo.js:83)
in Canvas

[SunbeamRapier]

When I console.log the contents of the nodes, scenes & groups I get sensible info for the first function, and "undefined" for the items in the Number4 function. Changing the sequence of the functions makes no difference. I am thinking that the constants scene and group are perhaps reserved words and that react-three-fiber does not recognise the scene2 and group2 objects.

How then can I direct the output from the Number4 function to the second canvas?

[SunbeamRapier]

I split the two models into separate reactJS components with a canvas defined in each. The results were unexpected - the model displays in the second canvas only. But when I changed the second component to use a different model I get both models.

So I am thinking that you can't use a model twice perhaps?

Anyway, it's all good - I can add the 3rd model now and arrange the containers and I will be done :-)