Copies entities to the Clipboard for pasting into drawings and other documents.
Accessing the Command
command bar: copyclip
keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+C
menu bar: Edit | Copy
toolbar: Standard |
ribbon: Home | Edit | Copy
: copyclip
You are prompted:
Select entities to copy to the clipboard: (Choose one or more entities, or press Ctrl+A to sleet all of them)
Select entities to copy to the clipboard: (Choose more entities, or press else Enter to exit entity selection)
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Select entities to copy to the clipboard |
Choose the entities to be copied; use any entity selection method. Once in the Clipboard, the entities can be pasted Ctrl+V into the same drawing, into other drawings, and into other documents. |
The PictureExportScale user preference sets the resolution of the image when the exported geometry is pasted in bitmap format, such as in a Word document.
Procedures
- Using Copy and Paste to copy entities between drawings
- Using Copy and Pasteorig to copy entities between drawings
Related Commands
Copy - makes copies entities, including repeating ones.
ChSpace - moves entities from paper space to model space and vice versa.
CopyBase- copies selected entities to the Clipboard with a base point.
CopyHist - copies all text from the Text window to the Clipboard.
CutClip - cuts (moves) selected entities to the Clipboard.
PasteBlock - pasted entities from the Clipboard as a block at an insertion point.
PasteClip - pastes entities from the Clipboard into the current drawing.
PasteOrig - pastes entities from the Clipboard at the original coordinates.
PasteSpec - displays the Paste Special dialog box for controlling the format of pasted entities.