Copy properties from another object in the property pane

You can use the property pane to copy properties between any model or drawing objects as long as both of the objects have the same property available.

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

copy properties from a selected object first to the Tekla Structures clipboard and then paste the properties from the clipboard to the selected objects.

Use the Copy to clipboard command.

Copying properties to the clipboard is useful if you need to do a lot of repeated modifications to different types of objects in a sequential work flow. Tekla Structures saves the copied properties of every object type to the clipboard, independently of each other, and you can later paste the properties to other objects of the corresponding object type.

You can copy all the properties of an object to the clipboard, or select separately which properties to copy.
copy properties from a selected object straight to another object.

Use the Copy to other object command.

You can copy all the properties of an object straight to another object, or select separately which properties to copy.

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

Use Copy to clipboard for copying object properties

Using the Copy to clipboard command in the property pane, you can apply repeated modifications to objects in a sequential workflow. This is particularly useful in drawing mode when you need to modify different types of objects across multiple drawings, such as part marks, reinforcement objects, or dimensions. For example, you can select objects in the current drawing or in any other drawing, copy the properties to the clipboard, and paste the properties to objects in the same drawing or even in other drawings. The Copy to clipboard command is also available in modeling mode.

Select the object in a model or in a drawing that you want to copy properties from.


To	Do this
Copy all the properties of the selected object to the clipboard.	Click the Copy to clipboard button at the bottom of the property pane, or press Shift+C. All properties of the selected object are copied to the clipboard, and a small icon appears in front of every property value box. To clear the selection: For all properties: click the Copy to clipboard button again, or press Shift+C again. For a single property: click the small icon in front of the property value box to clear the selection.
Copy individual properties of the selected object to the clipboard.	Place the mouse pointer close to a property and click the small gray icon that appears in front of the property value box. The selected property is copied to the clipboard and the gray icons turns to black . In double properties, both of the property values can be copied separately . To copy several properties, hold down Shift and click the small icon in front of the property value boxes you want to copy to the clipboard. To clear the selection, click the small icon in front of the property value boxes to clear the selection.

Select the objects to which you want to copy the properties.

The objects need to be of the same object type as the one which the properties were copied from.
Place the mouse pointer on the Paste button. The Paste button is visible only if there is something to be pasted from the clipboard to the object type in question.

In the property pane, Tekla Structures highlights the properties in yellow that are about to change.
Click the Paste button, or press Shift+V.

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

Note that all user-defined attributes (UDAs) are copied with the object properties when you use the Copy to clipboard command, also those which are not visible in the property pane.

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

Note the following

Tekla Structures saves the copied properties of every object type to the clipboard, independently of each other, and you can later paste the properties to objects of the corresponding object type.
The properties will stay on the clipboard until you copy new properties. Note that 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.
If you select multiple objects to paste the copied properties to, use the Object type list to select the appropriate object types for pasting. The Paste button is visible only if there are properties on the clipboard that can be pasted to the selected object type.
You cannot paste properties to objects which are of different type than the object from where the properties were copied from.

Use Copy to other object for copying object properties

Using the Copy to other object command in the property pane, you can copy properties from a selected object straight to another object, without storing the properties on the clipboard. First, select the object to copy properties from, and then select the objects you want to copy the properties to.

Select the object in a model or in a drawing that you want to copy properties from.
Click the Copy to other object button at the bottom of the property pane. In the model, the mouse pointer changes into a paintbrush.

In the property pane, Tekla Structures highlights the properties in yellow that are to be copied. Tekla Structures automatically selects the same properties as when you previously copied properties of an object of the same type in the same model.
Select or clear the check marks next to the properties to indicate which properties you want to copy.

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. If you use the Select None switch, all check marks will be cleared the next time you start the Copy to other object 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 properties to be copied in yellow .

If needed, clear the check marks if you do not wish to copy some of the properties.
Click Modify or press Enter. In the model, the mouse pointer returns to normal.

Note that all user-defined attributes (UDAs) are copied with the object properties when you use the Copy to other object command, also those which are not visible in the property pane.

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

Tip:
To copy properties to multiple objects in a row, 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.