Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
To copy any element or group of elements to the Clipboard, select them and press Ctrl+C.
To paste, press Ctrl+V. In the majority of cases, the software pastes the elements with a dashed
bounding box around them. You then determine where to place the elements by clicking a
point to define its final position. In the Options bar, you will find a Constrain option that when
clicked will only let you define the location of the pasted content orthogonally to the original
elements. With the elements copied to the Clipboard, you'll also find some additional tools on
the Clipboard panel of the Modify tab.
Edit pasted
Immediately after you select a point for the location of the pasted content, you will find a new
panel in the ribbon called Edit Pasted (Figure 3.22). You can click Finish to complete the pasting
action or start another command. If you are unsatisfied with the pasting action, select Cancel.
Figure 3.22
additional actions
are available when
pasting elements.
If you select Edit Pasted Elements, a special mode will be started with the Edit Pasted tools
appearing at the top left of the active window (Figure 3.23). In this mode, only the pasted
elements are editable. You can use the Select All or Filter button to refine those elements within
the pasted selection. When your edits are completed, click the Finish button.
Figure 3.23
edit pasted mode
allows additional
modification of
pasted elements.
paste aligned
If you need to paste elements with greater location control, Paste Aligned offers options to make
the process simple and efficient. These options allow you to quickly duplicate elements from
one view or one level to another while maintaining a consistent location in the x-coordinate and
y-coordinate planes. After selecting elements and copying them to the Clipboard, find the Paste
button in the Clipboard panel, as shown in Figure 3.24.
