Duplicating Signs

There are three ways to duplicate signs in Signplanr, each suited to a different situation:

Situation	Use	Where
Several identical signs at once (2–100)	Copies to create field	Add Sign form
One more sign just like this one, place it on the map	Duplicate quick action	Map editor sidebar (or Cmd/Ctrl+D)
One more sign just like this one, then tweak fields before saving	Duplicate button	Sign detail page

All three paths share the same rules for what's copied vs. reset (see What gets copied below).

Creating multiple copies on the Add Sign form

When you need a run of identical signs — say twenty of the same wayfinding arrow — you don't have to add them one by one. The Copies to create field on the Add Sign form fans out a single submission into multiple sign records.

How copies work

Setting Copies to create to N produces N separate sign records. They are not a counter on a single sign — each one is fully independent:

• Its own auto-generated sign number (using the event's prefix sequence).
• Its own artwork, photos, status, assignments, and edit history.
• Its own QR code.

This means contractors can complete one copy and leave another pending, you can swap artwork on a single copy, or assign different copies to different installers.

Steps

1. Open your event and go to the Signs tab.
2. Click Add Sign and fill in the sign details as normal (type, name, instructions, custom fields).
3. At the bottom of the form, set Copies to create to the number you need. The default is 1.
4. Click Create N signs.

After saving, you'll see:

• A "N signs created" toast with an Add artwork → action that opens the bulk artwork dialog with all the new signs preselected — handy for uploading the shared artwork to all copies in one step.
• A banner above the signs list showing "N newly created sign(s). Showing only these signs" with a Clear filter button to return to the full list.

Limits and rules

• Maximum 100 copies per submission. If you enter more, the form blocks the submit and points you at CSV import.
• Confirmation prompt at 50+ copies to catch typos (e.g. entering 500 instead of 50).
• Plan limits are all-or-nothing. If your event's remaining sign quota is less than the requested copies, the entire submission is rejected — no partial creation. Free up space (delete signs, archive events, or upgrade) before retrying.
• Sign numbers are auto-assigned in sequence using the event's prefix. You cannot pre-set custom numbers when creating multiple copies; rename them individually afterwards if needed.
• The Copies field itself is not stored — it only governs creation. Once the signs exist, each is just a normal sign.

When to use Copies vs CSV import

Situation	Use
1 sign	Add Sign with copies = 1 (default)
2–100 identical signs	Add Sign with copies = N
More than 100 identical signs	CSV import (one row, copies = N), or repeat the form
Many signs with sign-by-sign variation (different names, custom fields)	CSV import

Adding artwork to a batch

The fastest way to get artwork onto a freshly-created batch is the Add artwork → shortcut on the success toast. It opens the bulk Replace Artwork dialog with every sign in the batch already selected, so one upload applies to all of them.

If you dismiss the toast, you can still get there manually: select the signs in the list, open the bulk action menu, and choose Replace artwork.

The bulk action bar also lets you do the same for install reference guides (Pro+) and reference documents on a freshly-created batch — useful when copies share a common install location image or a single brand-guidelines PDF. See Bulk Actions on Signs for the full list of operations.

Duplicating from the map editor

When you're already on the map and want a second sign just like one that's already there, you don't need to leave the editor:

1. In the map editor, click the existing sign's pin to select it.
2. In the sidebar, click Duplicate (or press Cmd/Ctrl+D).
3. The editor immediately enters place mode for the new sign — a banner reads "Click on the map to place sign #N".
4. Click anywhere on the map to drop the duplicate.

This path always creates one duplicate (not a batch). The new sign stays on the same map, and its name has (copy) appended. Press Esc during placement to leave the duplicate as unplaced — you can drop it later from the sidebar's unplaced list.

See Placing Signs on Maps for screenshots and the full placement walkthrough.

Duplicating from a sign's detail page

Open any sign and click Duplicate to open the Add Sign form pre-filled with that sign's details. This path is best when you want to tweak fields before saving — change the name, swap a custom field value, adjust dimensions — and then create one or more copies.

What gets copied

All three paths share the same rules:

Field	Copied?
Name	Yes — with (copy) appended
Sign type, dimensions, material, mounting, facing direction	Yes
Description, special instructions	Yes
Custom fields	Yes
Faces, per-face artwork, per-face instructions	Yes
Map placement (map_id)	Yes — kept on the same map
Position on the map	No — duplicate is unplaced until you drop it
Sign number	No — auto-generated (next in event sequence)
Status	No — resets to pending
QR code	No — generated fresh
Photos, contractor assignments, comments, edit history	No — clean for the new sign

Related

• Adding Signs to Events
• Placing Signs on Maps
• Using the Map Editor
• Bulk CSV Import
• Uploading Artwork