how to i copy an entire character?

[Luke34359860a659]

I want to have many stick figures fighting, with different colors so on. but how can i simply copy one character and then modify it individually? so all the bodyparts and all the laryers? just all the stufff? i know you can duplicate the entire folder, but then you have still the same instances of objects, not duplicates of the object. so that means if you want to modify them you automatically modify the other character. i know i can make a duplicate of each object and then  switch the original ones in the copied layers for the new duplicates and then go into each duplicate and change the color, but that takes way too long when you just want a couple of soliders on the screen and give one a hat or something. thanks for helping:)

[kglad · Accepted solution]

copy and paste into different movieclips or graphic symbols.

[Luke34359860a659]

thanks for answering:) so make a new symbol and copy all the bodyparts into that? can you explain further? how do i get al the layers and how they are connected right?

[kglad · Accepted solution]

copy and paste whatever you want. eg, if your character uses parent layers etc, copy and paste the layers.

[Luke34359860a659]

id ont understand this: so what exactly should i copy and paste into what? so i marked my little stick figure and converted it but then it is still all the body parts the same symbol so i cant change it. and for modifying the figure i need to duplicate the object to change it individually. could you be a little bit more precise? 🙏🙏🙏

[kglad · Accepted solution]

in your library, right click your stick figure, click duplicate.  repeat to create as many different stick figures as you want.  then edit each to appear as you wish.

[Luke34359860a659]

*i dont know if you read the entire question

[Luke34359860a659]

ok, thank you, that makes sense!! 

[Luke34359860a659]

so i marked the entire figure with all objects and made then stick figure object and duplicated that. but the duplication doesnt duplicate all the objects i summed up in this one object, so i cant modify it wihtout changing everything because it is still the same symbols:(

[kglad]

the first step is copy and paste into a symbol.  did you do that?

[Luke34359860a659]

so i marked all symbols(bodyparts that compose my stick figure) and pressed f8 and made a symbol that contained all the tiny symbols. into what symbol should i paste what? 

[kglad · Accepted solution]

if you double click that library symbol, do you see everything you want?

[Luke34359860a659]

no! its just a container for all the previous symbols, i want to change the color of my little stickfigure, the second one! but if its the same objects it doesnt work

[n. tilcheff · Accepted solution]

To clone your character, use Duplicate Symbol Recursive.

[Luke34359860a659]

ok, so it is a mod/extension i have to download? 

[Luke34359860a659]

i cant download the dsr, can you help me?

[n. tilcheff · Accepted solution]

Just follow the instructions: https://flash-powertools.com/installation-support/