Copy and paste

In the program, it is possible to copy the objects from one story to another story and from one project to another project. For copying within the same project, the Copy and Paste commands are enough to do this. For copying from one project to another, the commands Copy To File and Paste From File should be used.

What to be taken care in copying is; the objects copied from 3D story windows can be paste only to 3D story windows. The 2D or 3D character of the copied objects does not change this rule. The objects copied from 2D windows can be paste both to 2D and 3D windows.

The usage of Copy, Paste, Copy To File and Paste From File are explained below.

To copy objects:

Click Edit/Copy

Select the objects to be copied.

Right-click to copy the selected objects.

Determine a reference point on the drawing area with a left-click.

The objects will be taken into the memory.

There are two kinds of paste.

Paste from story to story

Open a story from the Story Settings dialog. (Let it be story 1)

Select the story with the objects to be copied (source story).

Left-click Edit/Copy.

Select the objects to be copied.

Right-click to copy the selected objects.

Left-click to determine a reference point.

Activate the target story window by clicking on it.

Left-click Edit/Paste.

If you answer yes to the appearing Are you sure? question, the copying operation will be completed.

If the “Get coordinates on paste” mode in Settings/Preferences is active, you can enter the new coordinates during copying by using the co-ordinate box or clicking on the drawing area.

Paste into story

Open the “Get coordinates on paste” mode from the Settings/Preferences dialog.
Left-click Edit/Copy.

Select the objects to be copied.

For copying the selected objects right-click the mouse.

Left-click to determine a reference point.

Left-click Edit/Paste.

Left-click on the drawing area for the determination of the first point.

Drag the mouse and left-click again.

The objects will be reproduced.

You can run paste command by holding down the Shift key and pressing the Insert key from the keyboard.

Copy to file:

You can save the macro drawings you made into files and use them any time you want.

Click File/Copy To File.

Select the objects to be copied.

Right-click.

Give a reference point with a left-click.

The Save Block dialog will appear on the screen.

Enter a file name (BLK extension) and click OK.

You can use these objects you copied into file again, using the Paste From File command.

Paste from file:

You can use the drawing groups you have saved to your hard disk by the Copy To File command in other drawings, using the Paste From File command.

Click File/Paste From File.

The Load Block dialog will be displayed on the screen.

Double-click on one of the files with BLK extension.

When you answer yes to the “Are you sure?” question, the pasting operation will be performed.

If the “Get coordinates on paste” mode from the Preferences dialog is active, you can enter the new coordinates during pasting operation using the co-ordinate box or clicking the drawing area.