diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py
index 2472a0ab..48c40aab 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Plating — Configurator',
-    'version': '19.0.18.10.3',
+    'version': '19.0.18.10.4',
     'category': 'Manufacturing/Plating',
     'summary': 'Quotation configurator with part catalog, coating configs, and formula-based pricing engine.',
     'description': """
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/controllers/fp_part_composer_controller.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/controllers/fp_part_composer_controller.py
index cd7373ef..44306e38 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/controllers/fp_part_composer_controller.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/controllers/fp_part_composer_controller.py
@@ -124,6 +124,15 @@ def _clone_subtree(env, source, part, parent):
 
     new_node = Node.create(vals)
 
+    # Copy operator-input prompts (temperature reading, visual inspection,
+    # etc.) onto the cloned node. Without this, "Load Template" copies the
+    # step structure but loses every custom prompt the recipe author set up
+    # — operators end up with empty data-capture screens. .copy() handles
+    # every field on the input model (kind, target_min/max/unit,
+    # compliance_tag, sequence, hint, …) and rebinds node_id via override.
+    for src_input in source.input_ids:
+        src_input.copy({'node_id': new_node.id})
+
     # Recurse into children in deterministic sequence order.
     for child in source.child_ids.sorted('sequence'):
         _clone_subtree(env, child, part, new_node)