Paste Command

Overview

The “Paste Command” places the objects that were copied to the clipboard with the
“Copy Command”. It can be used in the 3D view, the elevation view and the plan view.

The command can be started in any of the following ways:

1. Click the “Paste” button on the Modify panel of the Home tab.
2. Press Ctrl+V.
3. Enter “_PasteClip” in the prompt window.

Usage

Here is an explanation of how the “Paste Command” is typically used:

1. Copy the objects with the “Copy Command” first.

2. Start the “Paste Command”. A wireframe preview of the objects follows the cursor.

3. Specify the position when the prompt “Input paste point. (Esc to finish)” is
   displayed. The objects are placed there and the number of pasted objects is reported
   in the prompt window.

4. Continue specifying positions to paste the objects again. Press Esc to finish the
   command.

Each paste is registered as one step, so one “Undo Command” removes the objects of one
paste.

Notes

• The objects are only moved by the distance between the base point and the position you
  specify. They are not rotated, mirrored or scaled.
• The clipboard data can only be pasted into the file it was copied from, in the same
  session of the application. Data copied in another file or in another running instance
  of the application cannot be pasted.
• Data copied in another application, such as text, cannot be pasted.
• The pasted object shares the shape representation with the original object, so editing
  the shared representation changes both objects. The property sets are copied, and a new
  GUID is given to the pasted object.
• Objects that were deleted after they were copied are not pasted.
• When you have already typed text in the input field of the command view, Ctrl+V works
  as an ordinary text paste instead of starting this command.

Messages

Command Name

_PasteClip