Copy Between Drawings
Commands: COPYCLIP, COPYBASE, PASTECLIP, PASTEORIG and PASTEBLOCK
Entities can be copied between drawings in several ways:
Copyclip and Pasteclip pastes the selection using a default base point.
Copyclip and Pasteorig pastes the selection using the coordinates of the source drawing.
Copybase and Pasteclip pastes the selection using a user-defined base point.
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
In the source drawing, select the entities you want to Copy.
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.
Switch to the target drawing.
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.
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
In the source drawing, select the entities you want to Copy.
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.
Switch to the target drawing.
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
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.
The command bar reads: Select base point:
Specify the base point (origin point).
The command bar reads: Select entities to copy to the
clipboard:
Select the entities.
Press Enter to conclude the selection of entities.
Switch to the target drawing.
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.
The command bar reads: Select insertion point:
Specify the insertion point to paste the selection set.
(option) Repeat step 7 to create more copies of the selection set.
Paste a selection as a block in the target drawing
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.
The command bar reads: Select base point:
Specify the base point (origin point).
The command bar reads: Select entities to copy to the
clipboard:
Select the entities.
Press Enter to conclude the selection of entities.
Switch to the target drawing.
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. |
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