Why MATCHPROP does not always do what it needs to do

[indiancad]

Have you ever used MATCHPROP to make one object look like another, but it still did not turn out right?

 

I've often had to use MATCHPROP to change certain properties of an object, and while it does copy many properties like layer, color, linetype, and lineweight, it cannot copy all properties, so the objects are no longer identical

 

For example, text can have a different height, and dimension objects can have different dimension-styles.

 

When this happens, I usually go to the specific style or property of the object that is different, rather than using MATCHPROP over-and-over again.

 

Has MATCHPROP ever done something unexpected for you?

[Paul Li]

Yes, I've encountered that problem...usually that's when I have to go to my lisp library or come up with new code to accommodate for when matchprop falls short

[SLW210]

MATCHPROP has settings, some specific to the object selected.

 

It should match Text Height, etc. and Dimension Styles, etc., it also works between open drawings.

 

AutoCAD 2022 Help | To Copy Properties From One Object to Other Objects | Autodesk

 

AutoCAD 2022 Help | MATCHPROP (Command) | Autodesk

 

This is a good reason to also use blocks, change one and the rest change as well.