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.
- Select the object you want to copy properties from.
- ClickCopy properties in the property pane.
The mouse pointer changes into a paintbrush, and you can select in the property pane which properties you want to copy.
Use the Select All and Select None switches at the bottom of the property pane to select all the properties or to clear all the selections. 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. Select or clear the check marks 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 to select all the changes or to clear all the changes.
- Click Modify to apply the selected changes.
Tekla Structures uses the properties the next time you create an object of the same type.
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 properties 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 theCopy properties button to keep the Copy properties command running. Click Modify after each selected object. The mouse pointer remains in the paintbrush mode until you press Esc or click again.