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Clipboard: COPYCLIP, CUTCLIP, PASTECLIP, COPYBASE

Copy, cut and paste through the Clipboard between tabs or programs, with a base point, and use the right-click menu.

What it does

Command Alias Shortcut Meaning
COPYCLIP CC Ctrl+C Copies the selected objects to the Clipboard.
CUTCLIP CX Ctrl+X Cuts the selected objects to the Clipboard.
COPYBASE – Ctrl+Shift+C Copies with a base point that you pick.
PASTECLIP PASTE, PA Ctrl+V Pastes from the Clipboard. Click the position.

Where to find it

  • Ribbon: Draw › Clipboard (Copy, Copy Window, Paste, Delete)
  • Right-click in the drawing area

Right-click menu when objects are selected
Right-click menu when objects are selected

Steps: copy to another drawing and keep a reference point

  1. Select the objects, then press Ctrl+Shift+C (COPYBASE).
  2. At COPYBASE - pick base point, click the base point.
  3. Switch to another file tab and press Ctrl+V.
  4. Click where to paste. The base point lands at the point you click.

Right-click menu

Item Meaning
Repeat ... Repeats the last command.
Smart Dimension Starts Smart Dimension.
Delete / Move / Rotate / Copy / Mirror Edits the selected objects.
Copy Window (2 corners / drag) Copies everything inside the window to the Clipboard.
Group (Block) / Ungroup (Explode) Groups / ungroups objects.
Deselect All / Properties Clears the selection / opens Properties.
Draw, Modify, Annotate / Dimension, Insert, View Submenus that gather the tools (View includes Print Window (PDF)...).
Pick / Select, Undo, Redo Returns to select mode, undoes, redoes.

Try it: Bookmark ornament reused on a gift tag

You already have a bookmark with a ribbon hole and a hexagon cut-out. Reuse both on a new gift tag, landing exactly where you want them, with COPYBASE.

  1. Bookmark: REC, 0,0, @50,180, then Esc. Ribbon hole: C, 25,165, 3, then Esc. Hexagon: POL, 25,140, @10<90.
  2. Drag a window around the hole and the hexagon only (not the outline). Press Ctrl+Shift+C, then type 25,165 (the hole centre) as the base point and press Enter. The status bar shows Copied 2 object(s) - Ctrl+V to paste (any tab or window).
  3. Press Ctrl+N for a new drawing. Gift tag: PL, then 0,0 @60,0 @0,75 @-15,15 @-30,0 @-15,-15 0,0, and press Enter.
  4. Type SNAP 5, press Ctrl+V and click at 30,78. The hole centre lands exactly there, with the hexagon 25 mm below it. Type SNAP OFF.

Gift tag with the ribbon hole and hexagon pasted from the bookmark
Gift tag with the ribbon hole and hexagon pasted from the bookmark

Challenge: Open a third drawing and press Ctrl+V again. The clipboard still holds the copy, so you can stamp the same ornament on a whole set of tags.

See also