Wishlist - Paste on multiple layers

[Gregovitch]

Hi,

 

It would be great if it was possible to have a option in the menu "edit" to paste in place on multiple layers. It will open a menu where you could select any layers where the pasting would happen.

 

Thanks

[zoomer]

Could be useful !

[MarcelP102]

Great idea! I used this all the time in Revit. That really helped setting up high rise buildings. Would be great if VW had this.

 

Perhaps move this topic to the wishlist section so we can vote?

[Jesse Cogswell]

I wrote up a menu command that will do this.  When you run the command, it will detect whether your active layer is a Design Layer or a Sheet Layer and will then launch a dialog box listing either Design Layers or Sheet Layers and will allow you to select the ones you want to paste to.  When you click OK, it will paste the contents of your clipboard in place on the selected layers.

 

 

To install the plug-in, follow the instructions below:

1. Download the attached file Paste On Multiple Layers.zip to a convenient location
2. In Vectorworks, click Tools - Plug-ins - Plug-in Manager
3. Click on the Third-Party Plug-ins tab
4. Click on the Install button
5. Select the downloaded .zip file
6. Click OK
7. Restart Vectorworks
8. Click Tools - Workspaces - Edit Current Workspace
9. Click on the Menus tab
10. In the box on the left, find the category JNC and expand it
11. In the box on the right, expand the destination menu (such as Edit)
12. Click and drag Paste On Multiple Layers from the left to the destination menu on the right
13. Click OK

Let me know if anything weird happens.  I tested the command out in both Vectorworks 2019 and 2021 and it seemed to behave itself.

Paste On Multiple Layers.zip