Format Painter tool to quickly copy element properties

[rick.schneider]

Currently its time consuming to match the properties of one element to other elements.  First, we have to pick the element with the desired properties and then find its name.  Then we have to pick the elements we want to change and assign the same property to them.  It’s difficult because often there are multiple properties that have the exact same name and we can’t tell which one in the list is right.  Renaming the property helps, but takes time.  The whole process is very time consuming.  Why not have a tool similar to the “Format Painter” in Microsoft products that quickly lets us match element properties just by clicking an element with the desired property and then clicking a group of elements that we want to assign the same properties? 

[Anonymous]

I like this idea... I'd also like Moldflow to not create a separate property for each beam/curve.  Maybe I just like my study files too neat and clean, but it drives me nuts having hundreds of the same property.  I am constantly clicking 'remove' properties.

While it's not hard to select elements and assign a new property... it's going about it the opposite way.  I, too, would like to select the element with the desired property then select the elements to change.  This way we are not guessing which property we want from the long list of properties.

I currently find myself having to go an extra step and editing the desired property's name before assigning it so I know which one it is on the list.  It seems like an unnecessary step that can be avoided with your idea.