PasteSpec

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic and Pro, Bricscad (Linux) Classic

Pastes entities from the Clipboard through a dialog box (short for "paste special").

Accessing the Command

command bar: pastespec

alias: pa

menu bar: Edit | Paste Special

: pastespec

Displays a dialog box:

Choose a format, and then click OK.

Command Options

Option	Description
Paste	Pastes the entities in the drawing. If the entities are in Bricscad format, you are prompted: Select insertion point - specify the insertion point of the entities. If the entities are in other formats, the entities are pasted in the upper left corner of the viewport.
Paste Link	Pastes the entities in the drawing, and creates a link to the originating application.
As	Chooses the format in which to paste the entities. This list varies, depending on the content of the Clipboard.
Display as icon	Displays the pasted entities by their source icon.

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.