Xcode - duplicate Storyboard scene

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Ben Mosher picture Ben Mosher · Aug 10, 2012 · Viewed 43.9k times · Source

Is there a quick way to duplicate a scene in Xcode's storyboard editor?

I'm looking for something akin to using option-drag to duplicate UI elements (UIButton, etc.) within a scene (or nib file). Copy-paste works, but awkwardly.

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Ben Mosher picture Ben Mosher · Aug 16, 2012

I'm just using Command + D (Duplicate) for now, as it (AFAIK) is essentially a one-step copy-paste, and dealing with the bug.

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