Copying model objects using the clipboard

Model objects are copied to the clipboard when the following commands are used on the Edit tab:

• Copy
• Copy > To another object
• Copy > To another plane
• Copy > All content to another object

On the Edit tab, use the Copy > Copy continuously switch and the Paste command in conjunction with the above copying commands to copy and paste model objects.

Note that previously, if you wanted to copy model objects from another model, you had to use the From another model copying command with Phase Manager. Now you can simply select the objects in the source model, copy them to the clipboard, and then paste them into the current or any other model.

Additionally, you can now copy custom components without the need to export them. Use the Copy > To another object command to copy custom components from one model to another.

Copying drawing objects using the clipboard

Drawing objects are copied to the clipboard when you use the Copy command on the Drawing tab.

On the Drawing tab, use the Copy > Copy continuously switch and the Paste command in conjunction with the Copy command to copy and paste drawing objects.

Controlling clipboard copying

The last copied objects always remain on the clipboard, and you can later use the Paste command to insert the objects from the clipboard.

Keyboard shortcuts

Use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V for quick copying and pasting from the clipboard.

Notes and limitations

• The model and drawing objects that you want to copy using the clipboard to another model have to be saved in the source model before starting the Copy command.

• If the source model objects or drawing objects that have been copied to the clipboard are modified in the model or in the drawing, the changes will also be updated in the clipboard. Therefore, when you start the Paste command, you will not get the object you copied originally, but the latest version of the object.

• Clipboard is not supported for the following commands:

  • Copy > Linear
  • Copy > Rotate
  • Copy > Mirror

• Copying to and pasting from the clipboard only work with specific drawing object types. The supported objects are:

  • 2D library details
  • lines
  • polylines
  • rectangles
  • polygons
  • circles
  • arcs
  • insulations
  • clouds
  • symbols
  • texts
  • embedded text files
  • embedded DWG and DXF files
  • embedded images
  • revision marks
  • section marks
  • detail marks
  • weld marks
• You cannot use clipboard copying for the following drawing objects:
  • associative annotations: associative notes, part marks, bolt marks, rebar marks, and so on
  • level marks
  • drawing views
  • templates
  • drawing layouts

• Copying of symbols and embedded images, DWGs/DXFs, and text files in drawings: Currently, Tekla Structures attempts to copy a file into a destination folder only if it is originally located in the model folder. If the file is located in any other folder, including shared environment or firm/project folders, it will not be copied. Objects located in shared folders are intended to be shared, not copied.

• When copying sketch objects between drawing views and drawings, consider the XS_SCALE_COPIED_OR_MOVED_OBJECTS_IN_DRAWINGS advanced option. This advanced option automatically adjusts the dimensions of sketch objects to match the scale of the target view.

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