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To embed objects in another document
1 Click Edit menu Copy.
2 In the drawing area, select the objects that you want to embed and then
press ENTER.
The selected objects are copied to the Clipboard.
3 Start the destination application, and open a new or existing document.
4 Paste the Clipboard contents into the document, following the destination
application's instructions for embedding the Clipboard contents.
To link a view to another document
1 Save the drawing that you want to link, so that it has a drawing name.
2 If multiple viewports are displayed, select a viewport.
3 Enter copylink at the Command prompt.
4 Open a new or existing document in the destination application.
5 Paste the Clipboard contents into the document, following that
application's procedures for inserting linked data.
The inserted OLE object is displayed in the document and can be edited
from AutoCAD through the destination application.
Quick Reference
Commands
COPYCLIP
Copies selected objects to the Clipboard.
COPYLINK
Copies the current view to the Clipboard for linking to other OLE
applications.
CUTCLIP
Copies selected objects to the Clipboard and removes them from the drawing.
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