PAINTER Command (Property Painter)

Copies properties of one object to other objects

	Standard toolbar:
	Command line: painter

Select Source Object: Select the object whose properties you want to copy
Current active settings = currently selected matchprop settings
Settings / <Select Destination Object(s)>: Enter settings or select one or more objects to which you are copying properties

The source object's properties are copied to the destination object.

Use the Settings option to control which object properties are copied. By default, all object properties in the Property Settings dialog box are enabled for copying.

Settings Option (PAINTER)

Specifies properties to be copied with PAINTER. Select one or more of the following.

Color

Changes the color of the destination object to that of the source object.

Layer

Changes the layer of the destination object to that of the source object.

Linetype

Changes the linetype of the destination object to that of the source object.

Linetype Scale

Changes the linetype scale factor of the destination object to that of the source object.

Thickness

Changes the thickness of the destination object to that of the source object. This option is not available for all object types.

Text Properties

Changes the text style of the destination object to that of the source object. This option is available only for line-text and paragraph-text objects.

Dimension Properties

Changes the dimension style of the destination object to that of the source object. This option is available only for dimension, leader, and tolerance objects.

Hatch Properties

Changes the hatch pattern of the destination object to that of the source object. This option is available only for hatched objects.

Related Commands: DDMODIFY controls properties of existing objects. COPY creates a duplicate object at a specified distance.