Copy properties from another object in the property pane

You can select between different copying methods for model or drawing object properties in Tekla Structures.

You can use the property pane to copy properties between any objects as long as both of the objects have the same property available. Use this method when you need to copy properties to a large number of objects.

In the property pane, both in modeling or in drawing mode, use either

the Copy to other object command: if you wish to select separately which properties of an object to copy.
the Copy to clipboard command: if you need to do a lot of repeated modifications, such as when you need to modify different types of objects in a sequential work flow in multiple drawings, such as part marks, reinforcement objects, or dimensions.

To quickly copy properties to a few objects only, use the contextual toolbar.

Use Copy to other object for copying object properties

Using the Copy to other object command you can separately select the properties to copy.

Select the object in a model or in a drawing you want to copy properties from.
Click Copy to other object button at the bottom of the property pane.

The mouse pointer changes into a paintbrush. In the property pane, Tekla Structures uses the same properties as when you previously copied properties of an object of the same type.

If you want to discard some of the changes, clear the check marks next to the properties.

You can clear the check marks one by one, or select a whole section and all its properties, or use the Select All and Select None switches at the bottom of the property pane to select all the changes or to clear all the changes.

If you use the Select None switch, all check marks will be cleared the next time you start the Copy properties command.
Select the objects you want to copy properties to.

You can use area selection to quickly select a large number of objects.
In the property pane, Tekla Structures highlights the modified properties in yellow.

If needed, you can clear the check marks if you do not wish to copy some of the properties.
Click Modify or press Enter.

When the properties have been copied, the mouse pointer returns to normal.

Note that if you have customized the property pane and added user-defined attributes (UDAs) to it, the values of the UDAs are copied when you use the Copy to other object command in the property pane.

Values of the UDAs that are visible only in the UDA dialog boxes are not copied with the object.

Unique user-defined attributes (unique_attribute) are not copied with the object.

Tip:
To copy properties to multiple objects, double-click the Copy to other object button to keep the Copy to other object command running. Click Modify after each selected object. The mouse pointer remains in the paintbrush mode until you press Esc or click again.

Use Copy to clipboard for copying object properties

Using the Copy to clipboard command you can do repeated modifications, for example, when you need to edit drawings. You can select objects in the current or in any other drawing, and the Copy to clipboard command lets you to paste properties to objects that are located in the same drawing or even in other drawings. This is useful especially if you need to modify different types of objects in multiple drawings, such as part marks, reinforcement objects, or dimensions. Copy to clipboard works also in modeling mode.

Select the object in a model or in a drawing you want to copy properties from.
Click the Copy to clipboard button at the bottom of the property pane to copy the properties to the clipboard.

The properties of the selected object type are saved to the clipboard.

All properties of the selected object are copied to the clipboard. You cannot separately select the properties to be copied, unlike when using the Copy to other object command.
Select the objects to which you want to copy the properties.

The objects need to be of the same object type as the one from which the properties were copied from.
Click the Paste button.

The properties in the property pane change accordingly and the selected objects are modified.

The Paste button is visible only if there is something to paste from the clipboard to the object type in question.

Other things to consider

The properties will stay on the clipboard until you copy new properties. The clipboard is cleared if you restart Tekla Structures.
Copy to clipboard works only in Tekla Structures, and it is not the same as the Windows clipboard.
Tekla Structures saves the copied properties of every object type to the clipboard, independently of each other. You can later paste the properties to objects of the corresponding object type.
If you select multiple objects when you are about to paste the copied properties, use the Object type list to select the object type to which to paste the properties from the clipboard. The Paste button is visible only if there is something to paste from the clipboard to the object type in question.
You cannot paste properties to objects which are of different type than the object from where the properties were copied from.
The Copy to clipboard command copies all properties of the selected object to the clipboard. You cannot select only certain properties to be copied to the clipboard.