Copying and Pasting Single Patches

Mari's quick copy function lets you copy a single patch and then copy it back onto the same object (on any channel). You can paste the copied patch back onto multiple target patches.

1.

Select your source patch from the Patches palette.

This only works with single patches. You cannot copy multiple patches at once.

2.

From the Patches menu, select Quick Copy.

3.

Select your destination patch(es) from the Patches palette.

This can be on the same layer or a different layer on the same object.

4.

From the Patches menu, select Quick Paste.

If you selected multiple patches, you may see a warning. If you choose to go ahead, the source patch is pasted across each of the target patches.

Mari pastes a copy of the source patch onto the destination.

Depending on how different the shapes of the two patches are, you can probably expect to see some blank areas or artifacts at the edges of the patch.

Tip:  You can also find these options on the right-click dropdown menu on the canvas.

Video:  Watch this quick demo on how to copy and paste between patches.
This video shows the workflow using Mari 3. Even though the Mari 4 workspace is different, the workflow remains the same. To have a look at the main UI differences, see Mari 3.3 vs 4.0.