Commands: COPYCLIP, COPYBASE, PASTECLIP, PASTEORIG and PASTEBLOCK
Entities can be copied between drawings in several ways:
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Copyclip and Pasteclip pastes the selection using a default base point.
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Copyclip and Pasteorig pastes the selection using the coordinates of the source drawing.
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Copybase and Pasteclip pastes the selection using a user-defined base point.
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Copybase and Pasteblock : pastes the selection as a block in the target drawing.
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Use Ctrl + Tab (press and hold the Ctrl key, then press the Tab key) to cycle between open drawings. |
Using Copy and Paste to copy entities between drawings
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In the source drawing, select the entities you want to Copy.
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Do one of the following:
- Right click, then choose Copy in the context menu.
- Choose Copy in the Edit menu.
- Press Ctrl + C (press and hold the Ctrl key, then press C).
The entities are copied to the Clipboard.
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Switch to the target drawing.
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Do one of the following:
- Right click, then choose Paste in the context menu.
- Choose Paste in the Edit menu.
- Press Ctrl + V (press and hold the Ctrl key, then press V).
The bottom left corner of the bounding rectangle of the selection is attached to the cross hairs in the target drawing.
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Do one of the following:
- Specify the displacement point.
- Press Enter to paste the selection set using the coordinates of the source drawing.
Using Copy and Pasteorig to copy entities between drawings
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In the source drawing, select the entities you want to Copy.
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Do one of the following:
- Right click, then choose Copy in the context menu.
- Choose Copy in the Edit menu.
- Press Ctrl + C (press and hold the Ctrl key, then press C).
The entities are copied to the Clipboard.
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Switch to the target drawing.
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Do one of the following:
- Choose Paste to Original Coordinates in the Edit menu.
- Type pasteorig in the command bar, then press Enter.
The selection is pasted using the coordinates of the source drawing.
Using Copybase and Paste to copy entities between drawings
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In the source drawing do one of the following:
- Choose Copy with Base Point in the Edit menu.
- Type copybase in the command bar, then press Enter.
- Press and hold the Ctrl en Shift keys, then press C .
You are prompted: Select base point:
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Specify the base point (origin point).
You are prompted: Select entities to copy to the clipboard: -
Select the entities.
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Press Enter to conclude the selection of entities.
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Switch to the target drawing.
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Do one of the following:
- Choose Paste in the Edit menu.
- Press Ctrl + V (press and hold the Ctrl key, then press V).
The selection set is attached to the cursor.
You are prompted: Select insertion point: -
Specify the insertion point to paste the selection set.
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(option) Repeat step 7 to create more copies of the selection set.
Tutorial: Copying between drawings
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Paste a selection as a block in the target drawing
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In the source drawing do one of the following:
- Choose Copy with Base Point in the Edit menu.
- Type copybase in the command bar, then press Enter.
- Press and hold the Ctrl en Shift keys, then press C .
You are prompted: Select base point:
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Specify the base point (origin point).
You are prompted: Select entities to copy to the clipboard: -
Select the entities.
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Press Enter to conclude the selection of entities.
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Switch to the target drawing.
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Do one of the following:
- Choose Paste as Block in the Edit menu.
- Type pasteblock in the command bar, then press Enter.
- Press and hold the Ctrl and Shift keys, then press V .
The selection set is attached to the cursor.
The command window reads: Select insertion point. -
Specify the insertion point.
The selection is pasted as a block. -
(option) Repeat steps 5 and 6 to paste another copy as a block.
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If you paste multiple copies of the same selection set, each block is named differently. |