# Add "Replace with..." capability

**URL:** <https://forums.visual-paradigm.com/t/add-replace-with-capability/22883>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [November 13, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.visual-paradigm.com/t/add-replace-with-capability/22883 "2026-11-13T13:19:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.visual-paradigm.com/t/add-replace-with-capability/22883/1 "2026-11-13T13:19:01Z")

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The AI diagram creation is useful, but it tends to recreate the same artefacts again and again.

For example, I am using it to create use case diagrams based on a requirements document. There are several core actors, but for the sake of illustration, let’s say Buyer and Supplier.

Every artefact is created as new, so I end up with multiple versions of Buyer and Supplier. What I would like to be able to do is right-click on an actor, select a menu option (e.g., “Replace with…”) and then replace it with a shortcut to an existing actor. That way, I can find all use cases for an actor, rather than finding all actors with similar names and then finding their use cases individually.