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Use Windows Cut, Copy, and Paste | 445
You can insert a linked or embedded object from the Clipboard into an
AutoCAD drawing with
PASTESPEC. If you convert pasted information to
AutoCAD format, the object is inserted as a block reference. To edit the
pasted information, explode the block reference into its component objects.
When you convert a Windows metafile stored on the Clipboard to AutoCAD
format, you may lose some scaling precision. To retain proper scaling, save
objects in the original drawing as a block (
WBLOCK), and then insert them
into AutoCAD using
INSERT.
To cut objects to the Clipboard
1 Select the objects you want to cut.
2 From the Edit menu, choose Cut. You can also press CTRL + X.
The objects are available to be pasted into other Windows applications.
Command line
CUTCLIP
To copy objects to the Clipboard
1 Select the objects you want to copy.
2 From the Edit menu, choose Copy. You can also press CTRL + C.
Command line
COPYCLIP
To paste objects from the Clipboard
■ From the Edit menu, choose Paste. You can also press CTRL + V.
The objects currently on the Clipboard are pasted into the drawing.
Command line
PASTECLIP
To convert pasted information to AutoCAD format
1 From the Edit menu, choose Paste Special.
2 In the Paste Special dialog box, select Paste.
3 From the list of formats, select Picture.
4 Choose OK.
Command line
PASTESPEC