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How do I copy and paste color codings or annotations from one element to another in the element symbology OR from one model to another?
In previous version of the software there was not way to transfer color coding or annotation from one model to another, but there was a workaround for copying and pasting element symbology from one element to another. That method used to involve opening the color coding window by choosing to edit the current color coding, then selecting all the rows in the color scheme table, using the control + C function to copy it all the rows, creating the new color coding on the other element, and finally pasting the color scheme into the table. We realized this was not an ideal situation for many people who wanted to use the same color scheme or annotation settings over and over again, so we developed better ways to accomplish this.
1. Right click on the color coding or annotation that you want to copy and choose the copy option
2. Locate the element you want to paste the color coding or annotation to and right click on the name or it then choose 'Paste'. This will paste that color coding or annotation to that element even if the field doesn't exist for it. If the field doesn't exist you should be prompted with a notification window. All you need to do when this pops up is hit 'OK' to accept it and then you can go into the color coding and edit it to add the appropriate field.
**Note - Color codings and annotations can now also be pasted from one project to another.
1) Create all your color codings or annotations using the following method found in this wiki
2) Next click the ellipsis button next to the drop down menu located just below the top the element symbology manager (see screen shot below). This will open the Symbology definitions manager window where you can create new symbology definitions that can be import/export from one project to another and can be used in the current project to display different color coding/annotations arrangements
3) The symbology definitions manager will open and allows to create a new symbology definition based on the current color codings and annotations defined in the element symbology manager. Once created the definitions can be imported, exported, duplicated, renamed, or deleted using the icons at the top of the window. The icons can be seen in the screen shot below. In order from left to right they are New, Import, Export, Delete, Duplicate, Rename, Help. After a definition is created you can set it as the current definition to use in your element symbology manager drop down. See the drop down box in the screen shot above next to the red box.
4) After you created on of these if you then highlighted it's name and exported the definition you could then open this same dialog in a new project and import that definition, which would save you the time of duplicating all color codings and annotations for each project.
Please see the steps in action in the video below: