In opened models, you can copy the formats of a selected item to another item or to several other items.
The format painter function remains active, for example, if you change a model's size of appearance (zoom), move the display area (scroll), or select an item in the Explorer tree. However, you can cancel the format painter function.
Procedure
Each of the following procedures cancels the format painter function:
Right-click.
Click the model background.
Switch to another tab, for example, switch to the Explorer tab.
Open and close models.
The format painter function is canceled.