Index: Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.Data/StructureBase.cs
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diff -u -rb3b6c13cf736c134476b3db34281332d01ca86b1 -r4954f3a3c5eab3aff1b2d4c5a58364f06fe4bbd2
--- Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.Data/StructureBase.cs	(.../StructureBase.cs)	(revision b3b6c13cf736c134476b3db34281332d01ca86b1)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.Data/StructureBase.cs	(.../StructureBase.cs)	(revision 4954f3a3c5eab3aff1b2d4c5a58364f06fe4bbd2)
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the name of the structure.
         /// </summary>
-        public string Name { get; }
+        public string Name { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the identifier of the structure.
         /// </summary>
-        public string Id { get; private set; }
+        public string Id { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the location of the structure.
@@ -80,6 +80,26 @@
         /// </summary>
         public RoundedDouble StructureNormalOrientation { get; private set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Copies the property values of the <paramref name="fromStructure"/> to the 
+        /// <see cref="StructureBase"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="fromStructure">The <see cref="StructureBase"/>
+        /// to get the property values from.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">Thrown when <paramref name="fromStructure"/>
+        /// is <c>null</c>.</exception>
+        protected void CopyProperties(StructureBase fromStructure)
+        {
+            if (fromStructure == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(fromStructure));
+            }
+
+            Name = fromStructure.Name;
+            Location = fromStructure.Location;
+            StructureNormalOrientation = fromStructure.StructureNormalOrientation;
+        }
+
         public override string ToString()
         {
             return Name;