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Andreas
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It would be super handy to have a checkbox to autoupdate the symbol key on Plots

Floriaan
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Especially with the new function to print multiple plots/reports to pdf.

Floriaan Ganzevoort
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RubenR
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Now this function is inplented (thank you) another symbol key request:

I always customize my symbol key. After every fixture type, I manually add the DMX mode and channel count. However, when I click the text bar to edit it, the original fixture name disappears immediately. It would be much more efficient if the text were simply selected, so I can choose to either delete it or adjust it.

Currently, this workflow only works if I have a basic plot template ready after all fixtures are placed. I then duplicate this basic plot to create the rest. But if there is a change or an extra fixture is added later, I have to manually adjust the symbol key on every single plot.

It would be great if a symbol key could be stored as a library item. This would make it possible to update all symbol keys at once or easily copy a specific symbol key to another plot.

Thank you!

Ruben R 

Floriaan
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Maybe you could have a look at the Overlay function. Here you can have a layout with only the key and your title block, you change it once, and it is there in all your other layouts.

Floriaan Ganzevoort
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RubenR
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Yes! That’s a nice solution to use as a template plot. I didn’t know that was possible.
Plots - Edit - Design - Select underlay (basic plot) - Done!