2012

Access Methods
Button
Ribbon: Home tab ➤ Modify panel ➤ Copy Nested Objects
Summary
Instead of exploding or binding an xref, block, or DGN underlay to be able
to copy objects nested within them, you can copy the selected objects directly
into the current drawing.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Select nested objects to copy or [Settings]: Use an object selection method and
then press Enter
Specify base point or [Displacement/Multiple] <Displacement>: Specify a base
point or enter an option
Specify second point or [Array] <use first point as displacement>: Specify a
second point or enter an option
Specify second point or [Fit]: Specify a second point or enter an option
Settings
Controls whether named objects that are associated with the selected objects
are added to the drawing.
Insert
Duplicates the selected objects to the current layer without regard to named
objects. This option is similar to the COPY command.
Bind
Includes named objects such as blocks, dimension styles, layers, linetypes,
and text styles associated with the copied objects into the drawing.
Displacement
Specifies a relative distance and direction using coordinates.
The two points you specify define a vector that indicates how far from the
original the copied objects are to be placed and in what direction.
If you press Enter at the Specify Second Point prompt, the first point is
interpreted as a relative X,Y,Z displacement. For example, if you specify 2,3
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