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Allow us to copy settings from one entity to the next. For example, multiple smart inserters that need to be set the same. The player can set one and then copy-paste its settings to the others quickly.

Some other entities: assemblers, requester chests.

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Already possible: Hold shift while building the object. It will copy the settings of the last object build.
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:D I think it would be nice if you could select the building, which you want to copy.

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immerhungrig wrote::D I think it would be nice if you could select the building, which you want to copy.
maybe a simple button to grab settings, or without a gui maybe by shift clicking an existing building would overwrite settings for that type?
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Yep, you can select a building with something like alt+rcklick and when you build a new one of the same type you can copy the settings from the last selected building in. And maybe you can overwrite settings for existing buildings.

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Nova wrote:Already possible: Hold shift while building the object. It will copy the settings of the last object build.
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EDIT: It practice, it's rather limited. If you want to extend the production of something then copying a chest you placed some time ago is still wanted.

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The shift+build feature is still rather limited. I think it should be extended in the future with what some people have proposed already - copy an existing settings and "impose" them on another entity.

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Re: copy settings

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I initally thought that you would be able to left click on an existing entity to copy it's settings when holding shift.
(the yellow marker showing which one is copied at the moment).

Got a bit annoyed when it didn't work. Got frustrated when it forgot it as soon as I placed something else.

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It is quite basic thing it should be able to do, added as issue for 0.9.

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Re: copy settings

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So can we do this? Old shift method has been replace with the ghost building.

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Re: copy settings

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use Shift+Riight Click to copy entity settings, Shift+Left Click to paste. While you hold shift the last chosen entity (entity from which settings are copied) will be marked in green.

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JackGruff wrote:So can we do this? Old shift method has been replace with the ghost building.
Shift right click a building that you want to copy settings from (assembler, logistic chests, etc.) and then shift left click to copy, I believe that you have to place any logistic wires (red/green) yourself, but the settings should be copied

edit: sillyfly beat me ;)

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Re: copy settings

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Thanks, guys. I must of missed it in one of the update notes as I took a break from the game for two months.

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Re: copy settings

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This is can be seen also in the internal key-settings.
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