diff --git a/npm/ng-packs/package.json b/npm/ng-packs/package.json
index 398d3708fa..187ee7d13c 100644
--- a/npm/ng-packs/package.json
+++ b/npm/ng-packs/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
     "debug:schematics-dist": "./node_modules/.bin/ng g ./dist/packages/schematics/collection.json:proxy-add --module __default --apiName __default --source __default --target __default --url http://localhost:4300 --service-type application",
     "ci": "yarn affected:lint && yarn affected:build && yarn affected:test",
     "lerna": "lerna",
-    "migrate-nx": "yarn nx migrate --run-migrations"
+    "migrate-nx": "yarn nx migrate --run-migrations",
+    "copy-to:app": "cd scripts && yarn && yarn copy-to-templates -t app"
   },
   "private": true,
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/npm/ng-packs/scripts/copy-packages-to-templates.ts b/npm/ng-packs/scripts/copy-packages-to-templates.ts
index dd605db994..659d2f192d 100644
--- a/npm/ng-packs/scripts/copy-packages-to-templates.ts
+++ b/npm/ng-packs/scripts/copy-packages-to-templates.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import execa from 'execa';
-import fse from 'fs-extra';
-import fs from 'fs';
-import program from 'commander';
+import execa from "execa";
+import fse from "fs-extra";
+import fs from "fs";
+import program from "commander";
 
 const defaultTemplates = ['app', 'app-nolayers', 'module'];
 const defaultTemplatePath = '../../../templates';
@@ -17,21 +17,32 @@ const packageMap = {
   'tenant-management': 'ng.tenant-management',
   'theme-basic': 'ng.theme.basic',
   'theme-shared': 'ng.theme.shared',
-  'schematics':'ng.schematics',
-   oauth:'ng.oauth'
+  schematics: 'ng.schematics',
+  oauth: 'ng.oauth',
 };
 program.option('-t, --templates  <templates>', 'template dirs', false);
 program.option('-p, --template-path <templatePath>', 'root template path', false);
+program.option(
+  '-e, --use-existing-build <useExistingBuild>',
+  "don't build packages if dist folder exists",
+  false,
+);
+program.option('-i, --noInstall', 'skip package installation', false);
+program.option('-a, --absolute-dir <absoluteDir>', 'Absolute angular directory', false);
 program.parse(process.argv);
 const templates = program.templates ? program.templates.split(',') : defaultTemplates;
 const templateRootPath = program.templatePath ? program.templatePath : defaultTemplatePath;
 (async () => {
-  await execa('yarn', ['build:all'], {
-    stdout: 'inherit',
-    cwd:'../'
-  });
+  if (!program.useExistingBuild) {
+    await execa('yarn', ['build:all'], {
+      stdout: 'inherit',
+      cwd: '../',
+    });
+  }
 
-  await installPackages();
+  if (!program.noInstall) {
+    await installPackages();
+  }
 
   await removeAbpPackages();
 
@@ -41,11 +52,17 @@ const templateRootPath = program.templatePath ? program.templatePath : defaultTe
 async function runEachTemplate(
   handler: (template: string, templatePath?: string) => void | Promise<any>,
 ) {
-  for (var template of templates) {
-    const templatePath = `${templateRootPath}/${template}/angular`;
-    const result = handler(template, templatePath);
+  if (program.absoluteDir) {
+    const result = handler('', program.absoluteDir);
     result instanceof Promise ? await result : result;
+  } else {
+    for (var template of templates) {
+      const templatePath = `${templateRootPath}/${template}/angular`;
+      const result = handler(template, templatePath);
+      result instanceof Promise ? await result : result;
+    }
   }
+
 }
 
 async function installPackages() {