M&M 3rd ed. Copying powers

Keikan300 · January 27th, 2015, 12:45 PM

I was playing around with Hero Lab trying to generate several characters with the same powers. I looked around but could not see if there was a way to copy the powers from one sheet/character and paste them onto a different sheet/character. It would save a huge amount of time for me.

Any help would be appreciated.

Duggan · January 27th, 2015, 02:04 PM

People have been asking for that functionality for years. Unfortunately, Word of God is that the data format simply doesn't allow for it. A year or two back, I had some moderate success copying and pasting parts of the files in a text editor, but it was pretty painful.

Hollis · January 27th, 2015, 02:06 PM

Duggan is correct. Currently, Hero Lab doesn't allow for this sort of functionality.

Screetch1979 · January 27th, 2015, 02:48 PM

create the power in the editor with the Auto-add mechanism.

charlieluce · January 27th, 2015, 03:32 PM

You can also start by adding just the powers you want duplicated onto a new character, then save that portfolio as the base to use for all the characters with that power set.

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Keikan300 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 8 January 27th, 2015, 12:45 PM	I was playing around with Hero Lab trying to generate several characters with the same powers. I looked around but could not see if there was a way to copy the powers from one sheet/character and paste them onto a different sheet/character. It would save a huge amount of time for me. Any help would be appreciated.
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Duggan Senior Member Volunteer Data File Contributor Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,502 January 27th, 2015, 02:04 PM	People have been asking for that functionality for years. Unfortunately, Word of God is that the data format simply doesn't allow for it. A year or two back, I had some moderate success copying and pasting parts of the files in a text editor, but it was pretty painful.
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Hollis Senior Member Lone Wolf Staff Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 779 January 27th, 2015, 02:06 PM	Duggan is correct. Currently, Hero Lab doesn't allow for this sort of functionality.
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Screetch1979 Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 42 January 27th, 2015, 02:48 PM	create the power in the editor with the Auto-add mechanism.
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charlieluce Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,321 January 27th, 2015, 03:32 PM	You can also start by adding just the powers you want duplicated onto a new character, then save that portfolio as the base to use for all the characters with that power set. Currently Running: Pathfinder Second Edition Currently Playing: Pathfinder First Edition, Star Trek Adventures Former HL Games: D&D 4e & 5e, Mutants & Masterminds 2E & 3E, Savage Worlds
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