This command is available on Windows only.
Gives you the choice of the type of object to paste from the Clipboard into the drawing (short for "paste special").
Note: Before you can use this command, first copy content from a drawing or other document to Clipboard using Edit | Copy.
Accessing the Command
command bar: pastespec
alias: pa
shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+V
menu bar: Edit | Paste Special
: PasteSpec
When Clipboard contains CAD data, displays a dialog box that looks like this:
Choose a format under As, and then click OK.
Command Options
Option |
Description |
As |
Chooses the format in which to paste the entities. This list varies, depending on the content of the Clipboard. When the Clipboard contains data copied from a BricsCAD drawing, then the following formats are available:
Here is the same dialog box, but with entities copied from an Excel spreadsheet: |
Paste As BricsCAD Entities |
Pastes CAD entities into the drawing as BricsCAD entities; prompts you: Select insertion point or [Rotate/Scale/Mirror] - (enter an option):
The insertion point is the first point for the mirror line. When you enter 0,0 for the insertion point, the entities are pasted to their original coordinates. |
Paste As BricsCAD Block |
Pastes the CAD entities into the drawing as a block:
|
Paste Link |
(This option is not available for CAD entities.) Pastes the entities in the drawing as an OLE object, and then creates a link to the originating application. |
Display as icon |
(This option is not available for CAD entities.) Displays the pasted entities as an icon identifying their source application. |
Related Commands
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 - 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.
Table - creates a table entity in the drawing through a dialog box.