PasteClip

Pastes entities from the Clipboard into the drawing (short for "paste clipboard").

Note: Before you can use this command, first use the the CopyClip or CopyBase commands to copy entities from the current drawing, another drawing, or even from another CAD program.

Accessing the Command

command bar: pasteclip
shortcut: Ctrl+V
menu bar: Edit | Paste
ribbon: Home | Edit | Paste
toolbar: Standard |

: PasteClip

When the Clipboard contains BricsCAD entities (including BricsCAD text), this command prompts you in the command bar:

Select insertion point: (Pick a point in the drawing, or specify x,y coordinates)

When the Clipboard contains non BricsCAD entities

• Non-BricsCAD text (including LISP and Diesel code) is pasted in the command bar, and the program execute the text as commands
• Non-BricsCAD entities, such as raster images, are pasted as OLE entities in the upper-left corner of the viewport

Command Options

Procedures

• Using Copy and Paste to copy entities between drawings
• Using Copybase and Paste to copy entities between drawings

Related Commands

ChSpace - moves entities from paper space to model space and vice versa.

CopyBase- copies selected entities to the Clipboard with a base point.

CopyClip - copies selected entities to the Clipboard.

CopyHist - copies all text from the Text window to the Clipboard.

CutClip - cuts (moves) selected entities to the Clipboard.

PasteBlock - pastes entities from the Clipboard as a block at an insertion point.

PasteOrig - pastes entities from the Clipboard at the original coordinates.

PasteSpec - displays the Paste Special dialog box for controlling the format of pasted entities.