Copy settings?

**hoynala** · 15 November 2006, 07:46 PM

Hi,

Is there a way to copy my settings from one object and just paste it on a new?

Example. I have made a really nice Bevel effect to a rectangle and I want to have the exact same settings on a new rectange that i draw and also the same on a new circle? Any ide?

Thanks in advance!

/Andy

**Soquili** · 15 November 2006, 07:56 PM

Hi Andy,

Bevels don't copy and paste like some of the other attributes. Maybe in a future release of the program.

**Odat** · 15 November 2006, 07:56 PM

In general, you can copy any object and then use Edit>>Paste Attributes to assign attributes to another object, such as color, line thickness and so on.

You can also do this with Bevels, but in order to do so:

Create your initial object and set up it's bevel the way that you want it to be.
Create your secondary object and give it a bevel of some kind (doesn't matter what)
Select only the bevel on your original object with the selection tool - the status line will say "1 Bevel - and then copy that
Select only the bevel on your object copy the same way and then do the "Paste Attributes"

Just doing a copy/paste attributes action on an object with a bevel won't carry the bevel attributes over to the new object.

Hope that helps.

**Soquili** · 15 November 2006, 08:05 PM

Thanks Odat, I didn't know that could be done.

**Odat** · 15 November 2006, 08:11 PM

I can't take the credit for that, as I'm sure I saw it mentioned somewhere in the forum at some point. Just one of those random things I actually managed to remember!

**hoynala** · 15 November 2006, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by Odat

In general, you can copy any object and then use Edit>>Paste Attributes to assign attributes to another object, such as color, line thickness and so on.

You can also do this with Bevels, but in order to do so:

Create your initial object and set up it's bevel the way that you want it to be.
Create your secondary object and give it a bevel of some kind (doesn't matter what)
Select only the bevel on your original object with the selection tool - the status line will say "1 Bevel - and then copy that
Select only the bevel on your object copy the same way and then do the "Paste Attributes"

Just doing a copy/paste attributes action on an object with a bevel won't carry the bevel attributes over to the new object.

Hope that helps.

Thanks a lot for the quick aswer! :-)

/Andy

**WolfMoonHP** · 16 November 2006, 11:26 PM

Odat---

I don't know who first came up with this solution, but thanks so much for remembering it!
---
Will

**applerock** · 28 November 2006, 11:30 AM

Dear All!
I am new in Xara and run it under LINUX. Could anyone suggest what is wrong - when I simply Copy-Paste graphic it is not pasted in the middle of the working space but somwhere next to Polar Bears :-) very high up and sometimes unaccessable?
Thank you
peter.applerock@mail.ee

**Soquili** · 28 November 2006, 12:33 PM

Hello Applerock,

Welcome to Talkgraphics.

I've also noticed that the paste operation places objects in places other than center page or screen.

Xara Xtreme LX is still under development and this may be corrected as the program progresses toward version 1.0 and all planned features are included.

**applerock** · 28 November 2006, 01:17 PM

Thanks for quick reply.
It is interesting because this doesnt happend to every object and I still couldnt learn is there any "law" behind that it would possible to paste thing reasnobly close to work area.
Regards
peter.applerock@mail.ee