AutoCAD users are likely to be familiar with the Match Properties command (MATCHPROP), which allows you to quickly copy properties such as layer, color, and linetype from one AutoCAD entity and apply them to another. Beginning with the 2009 releases of AutoCAD Architecture and MEP toolsets, you can also use this command to match style and object display properties between AEC objects of the same type (for example, two different sizes of door) or between AutoCAD MEP 2026 toolset objects of the same type. For AEC objects of different types (for example, a door and a window) you can use the command to match basic AutoCAD properties. Likewise, you can match basic AutoCAD properties between an AutoCAD entity and an AEC object.
When you match properties between style-based AEC objects, both the style properties and the display properties of the selected source object are applied to one or more selected destination objects. For non-style-based objects, only display properties are matched. In either case, the display properties are applied to all display representations of the destination object.
Object types for which both style and display properties are matched
- 2D Section
- AEC Dimension
- AEC Polygon
- Curtain Wall
- Curtain Wall Unit
- Display Theme
- Door
- Door Window Assembly
- Electrical Device
- Electrical Panel
- Electrical Wire
- Mask Block
- Mass Element
- Multi-View Block
- Plumbing Line
- Plumbing Fitting
- Railing
- Roof Slab
- Schedule Table
- Schematic Line
- Schematic Symbol
- Slab
- Space
- Stair
- Structural Members
- Wall
- Window
- Zone
Object types for which both system definition and display properties are matched
- Cable Fitting
- Cable Tray
- Conduit
- Conduit Fitting
- Duct
- Duct Fitting
- Electrical Device
- Electrical Panel
- Electrical Wire
- Pipe
- Pipe Fitting
- Plumbing
- Plumbing Fitting
- Schematic Line
- Schematic Symbol
Object types for which both routing preference and display properties are matched
- Conduit
- Conduit Fitting
- Duct
- Duct Fitting
- Pipe
- Pipe Fitting
Object types for which only display properties are matched
- 3D Grid
- Ceiling Grid
- Column Grid
- Elevation Label
- Layout Curve
- Layout Grid
- Opening Roof
Overrides
When you use the Match Properties command, any style or object overrides in effect for the source object are applied to all display representations of the destination object. Overrides currently in effect for the destination object will be removed if they conflict with corresponding settings for the source object. If you want to change a setting for a particular display property in a particular display representation, the recommended method is to use the Display tab of the Properties palette.