Styles

Setting colors, line types and fills for each object separately is tedious. That is why the program offers style copying — set the appearance once and transfer it to other objects with a single click.

Copying Styles

You can copy a style in two ways:

a) Using the context menu

1. Right-click the source object and choose Copy style.
2. Right-click the target object and choose Paste style. Need to apply the style to several objects at once? Select them first and use the menu Edit - Paste style.

b) Using the icon

1. Select the source object.
2. Click the icon: .
3. Click the target object. To apply the style to multiple objects, hold down the Ctrl key.

Style Library

Do you often use the same combinations of colors and line types? The style library (menu Edit - Style library) stores your favorite styles for reuse — colors, line types, fills and other properties of graphical objects.

Styles in the library are displayed according to their type:

As a line: for lines and wires
As an ellipse: for filled objects (rectangles, ellipses, polygons, etc.)

The library has two parts:

Temporary styles — the last 20 styles you used are stored here automatically. You don't have to do anything.

Permanent styles — here you keep the styles you always want at hand. Your personal collection.

How to add a style to the library

Just copy the style from any object — it automatically appears in the temporary styles area. No further step is needed.

How to move a style to the permanent styles

Simply drag it with the mouse to the permanent styles tab. In the same way you can remove a permanent style — by dragging it back to the temporary styles tab.

How to use a style from the library

1. In the drawing, select the target object (or objects).
2. Open the menu Edit - Style library.
3. Select the style you want (temporary or permanent).
4. Click the Apply to selected objects button.

Automatic style assignment for wires

This is where it gets really handy: the program can automatically assign a style to a wire based on its name. For example, a style named PEN is automatically applied to every wire named PEN.

Set it up like this:

1. In the style library, in the permanent styles area, enter the wire name for the style.
2. Draw a new wire and enter the matching name in the Properties panel.

The program automatically copies the style from the library to the wire — you don't have to do anything else.

Where are styles stored?

The style files are located in the symbol library:
_CONF\styles\temp.xml and _CONF\styles\perm.xml

💡 Pro tip: Set up permanent styles for PE, N, L1, L2 and L3 with automatic assignment. When drawing power circuits, you then just name the wire and the program gives it the right color and line type.