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Hi, How can I copy the style (Presentation: color, symbol, size, zoom levels) of another shapefile file to my current project. thanks. I'm using Workbench 2020.2

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Hi, How can I copy the style (Presentation: color, symbol, size, zoom levels) of another shapefile file to my current project. thanks. I'm using Workbench 2020.2

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That information is not stored in the shapefile itself but rather in whatever application is being used to display it. That also means you can't use FME to style shapefiles. You'll have to see in your GIS application whether or not there is an easy way to apply that style to another file.

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That information is not stored in the shapefile itself but rather in whatever application is being used to display it. That also means you can't use FME to style shapefiles. You'll have to see in your GIS application whether or not there is an easy way to apply that style to another file.


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thanks.