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Pasting Object Properties

You can copy and paste properties from a source object to one or more target objects through the Paste Properties view. You can therefore ensure that a set of objects has exactly the same settings for selected properties and list elements (RTPCs, Stingers, Music Cues, and Metadata).

To paste properties:

  1. Click Views > Utilities > Paste Properties. The Paste Properties window opens.

  2. Select the source object that contains the properties you want to copy in one of the following ways:

    • Drag an object from the Project Explorer to the Copy from Object selection box.

    • Click Follow Clipboard, then copy an object in the Project Explorer either through the shortcut menu or with the Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut.

    • Click the browse button () and select an object from the Project Explorer-Browser.

  3. Select one or more target objects in one of the following ways:

    • Select one or more objects in the Project Explorer and drag them to the Paste to Object(s) selection box.

    • Click Follow Selection, then select one or more objects in the Project Explorer.

    The Properties pane in the top half of the view lists the object properties in the source object. Similarly, the List Element pane displays any RTPCs, Metadata, Stingers, or Music Cues in the source object. The columns at the right of each pane display the number of objects that will change when you click Paste.

  4. Review the lists to ensure that all desired Properties and List Elements are selected. To exclude certain properties or list objects, clear the corresponding check boxes.

  5. Select the Paste Mode from the menu in the upper-right corner of the List Element pane:

    • Replace Entire List. Completely removes the target object List Elements and copies the selected List Elements from the source to the targets.

    • Add New, Replace Existing. Pastes all List Elements from the source to the targets and replaces any List Elements that are already present in the targets, but does not remove any extra List Elements from the targets.

    • Add New, Keep Existing. Pastes any List Elements that exist in the source and not the targets, but does not replace or remove any List Elements that exist in the targets already.

  6. Click Paste. The selected Properties and List Elements are pasted to the target objects.

Reverting Your Changes

If you need to revert the changes you made when you pasted properties, perhaps after testing or just to review the details, you can undo an entire paste command. Although paste operations follow the standard Wwise undo and redo guidelines (see Undoing and Redoing Actions in Wwise), be aware that there is no way to selectively undo specific parts of the original paste, such as a single RTPC or all changes to one of multiple target objects.

To undo a Paste Properties command:

  • In the menu bar, click Edit > Undo Paste Properties.

    All changes are reverted.


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