Copy entities while maintaining layer associations

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asym
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Copy entities while maintaining layer associations

Post by asym » Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:11 am

I would like to copy and paste a selection of entities while maintaining their individual layer associations.

For example, I want to draw a new floor, so I start by copying all the entities from the old floor to a new location. But all the pasted entities become part of the currently active layer, so I am obliged to go through and re-assign them to their proper layers, for instance walls, windows, doors, dimensions, columns, text labels, etc., sometimes one entity at a time.

Is there an easier way to do this?

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Re: Copy entities while maintaining layer associations

Post by andrew » Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:15 am

When pasting, make sure that the option "To current layer" in the options toolbar is not checked.
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asym
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Re: Copy entities while maintaining layer associations

Post by asym » Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:30 am

Thank you!

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